Creativity and Curiosity: My Thoughts - Special Post #12A

I think that schools in the United States do kill creativity but I think that recently they have been getting better. The reason for this is because technology has become more and more popular and available among schools worldwide. With the new technological advances, teachers have the opportunity to promote creativity because of what the children can create with these tools. If the tools are there, then it's up to the teacher to use them correctly and show the student how to use them by teaching with them and creating a better learning experience for the student. A curriculum can be developed to require these teachers to teach certain things by using certain tools. This way, the students will be able to use blogs, podcasts, videos, and other tools such as skype and youtube to receive the best learning experience possible. If we show a student a video or post that got commented on by someone across the world, this may excite them to write another blog post and be more creative while writing it. We need to stimulate the student by what they are interested in so they can excel in that area in the future. Technology offers so many different options for any subject or field a student may want to learn about. This way, creativity isn't killed but rather encouraged.