The mention of the creative curriculum in conjunction with behaviour management sometimes gets the tumbleweed effect. Just a whooshing of dust and a roll of tumbleweed.
Yes, it's true most children can dredge on through their work without it being presented in an engaging, exciting and creative way. It's also true that creativity takes time, probably more time in the beginning and therefore requires more thinking and resources as well as differentiation. All these are complex and for some, quite challenging to implement.
However, it still seems that creative classrooms produce happy children and high levels of learning.
Most people will have seen the Ken Robinson videos on Creativity and will think that what he says rings true. Well it has rung true for the last 10 years. He was commissioned to write a report in the early Blair years
'Ten years ago this month a 243-page report on the importance of promoting creativity and culture in schools landed on ministers' desks.'
First published 23 May 2009
Yes, it's true most children can dredge on through their work without it being presented in an engaging, exciting and creative way. It's also true that creativity takes time, probably more time in the beginning and therefore requires more thinking and resources as well as differentiation. All these are complex and for some, quite challenging to implement.
However, it still seems that creative classrooms produce happy children and high levels of learning.
Most people will have seen the Ken Robinson videos on Creativity and will think that what he says rings true. Well it has rung true for the last 10 years. He was commissioned to write a report in the early Blair years
'Ten years ago this month a 243-page report on the importance of promoting creativity and culture in schools landed on ministers' desks.'
First published 23 May 2009