Inventiveness

I think inventiveness and creativity are some of the most important things children should learn in order to be successful later in life. While some children are more creative or imaginative than others, all children have some sort of creativity. If you give kids a blank piece of paper they will all create something completely different and unique. Just because a kid is not the greatest artist does not mean that they aren't creative. I think to encourage creativity in schools, we first of all need to have music and art programs where kids can express themselves. Not every single kid is gifted at art or music, but many many children have the ability to use art or music as a creative outlet. We also need to encourage more free thinking in the classroom. Children should be able to decide what they want to do for a project, or how they want to go about finding an answer. These too, are ways of expressing creativity. I think if we gave kids one day out of each month to work on their own project, and they had complete freedom to choose the subject and the way they wanted to present the project, this would be a perfect way to encourage and teach creativity. No matter what the quality of the end product, it would be important to reward kids for giving it their best effort. Although the 21st century is the age of technology, I still think creativity plays a vital role in anyone's life. Most jobs will require you to figure out a solution to a problem on your own. That requires creativity and imagination. Adults also may use creativity later in life as a stress-reliever. For instance, they may use music or dance or art to relieve the stresses in their lives. Overall, I think creativity is a vital thing to include in the classroom because it will be essential later in life.