PRESENTED BY: JENNY S., ROBBIE B., SARAH S., ALYSSA Z. STEPH V., MARIKA M., WILL B., JACKSON G., NORA L. Creativity for the Future: Based Off Video By Sir Ken Robinson

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Speaker Background Sir Ken Robinson has authored many books concerning education Knighted for his contribution toward education Chaired National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education

Quotes/Anecdotes "creativity is as important as literacy and should treat it with same status" -3:25 "if you're not prepared to be wrong, you will never come up with anything original" -6:00 "educating people OUT of our capacities" -6:30 Piccaso Quote: “All men are born artists”

Issues Presented by Video Education undermines creative processes Schools fail to recognize talents of brilliant people By focusing on core subjects, ability to think creatively and effectively decreases

Problems with Today’s Society Teachers grading students creativity Determining the level of creativity How to improve one’s creativity Tradition vs. Modern thinking

Significance Importance of a new generation with the ability to think “out of the box” People need more creativity to become successful instead of general knowledge Problem solving capabilities Individuals become more open-minded

Glenbrook Academy Less busy work and memorization allows for enriching creative thoughts Encourage comprehensive thinking and discussions that will benefit later in business Provide thinking tools that cannot be replaced by cheap labor or robotics

Research Claim Daniel Pink- Believes in order to become successful in the coming years, one needs the ability to use both the left and right side brain. Recognized the emergence of displacing manual labor and the indispensible nature of jobs that promote creative left brained thinking

Resolutions More programs in school that emphasize discussion, such as the Academy Less stress on grades and more on learning Equal weight on all subjects, including core academic classes, music, art, dance, and theater