School kills creativity

In a conference in Monterrey, Sir Kevin Robinson gave a chat about a huge defect of the education: the absence of creativity.

He says something very interesting and certain, all countries prefer math over arts. If they teach arts, prioritizes drawing over dance. His point was education system develops intellectual habilities, but not motor skills.

He said that, since kindergarten, all educational public systems are "a entire process to the University's entrance". The idea seems to create professor’s university. However, that system doesn't work anymore. We didn't need so many illustrated minds. We need more creative people, just like artists.

He put a example, Gillian Lynne, who is the choreographer of "Cats". In school, she had bad grades and misconduct, so headmaster talked with her parents and ask to move another school because Gillian had "concentration problems". Worrying about her cognitive defects, they consulted with a doctor and he said simply "she is a ballerina" and he advised to enroll in a dance school. They followed the advice and actually she is multimillionaire.

Sometimes, a traditional career is not the only way to get money and to be successful, but our relatives say the opposite. I have a cousin with that problem, she wants to be a painter, but actually she is studying engineering. Her parents scared her telling she would be poor if she become a artist.

That is not my case, but I feel frustrated I didnt learn music well in the school. It's boring do not understand a piece of classic music. So, when I became mother my children will learn many interesting things like music, drawing, martial arts and sports.

It would be good if government realizes bodies and social skills are important in our education too, like Sir Kevin Robinson did it.