Creativity and Skill Development in Schools

Creativity and Skill Development in Schools

 (By Suhana Ahmed ) 

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Life of a human is filled with new events and new experiences, it is what keeps us going. Through the journey of life, we learn so many things and unlearn some things that we learned wrong. Learning is the procedure of life. 

To go through life, creativity helps in a bulk. Like it is said that education is one of the most important things to survive- education about anything, creative education makes it better and of more worth.

We are provided with graduation certificates and loads of information to keep in mind in our schools and colleges, but memory and knowledge will only take us a little ahead if there is not creative thinking and creative skill. This is one of the foremost reasons why the education system is required to lean towards being skill and creativity based rather than only being memory and theoretical knowledge-based. When a person steps out into the real world by themselves, practical knowledge and skills become very significant.

Schools should be well equipped with libraries, computer and science laboratories, art and sports supplies, and so on so that the children studying there are provided with a better learning experience and opportunities to grow themselves. It also helps them understand their own passion and dreams and work on it better. 

Giving students such education that will enhance their eligibility and creativity will not only help them but the entire society. It is because that process will give rise to people who think more, who understand and who work with ease etcetera.

Creativity although is natural and has to come out by itself, providing a new kind of education that focuses on the growth of skills which acts as a trigger and helps the creativity to unleash itself. 

There are many ways to promote creativity in education and it's some of them that have been tried to be spoken about. 

Firstly, the studying environment, the classroom environment must be healthy and positive so that children would feel comfortable and trusting of the people around them. There needs to be trust built and support is given so that they can be themselves and with confidence show and develop their talents. 

Classes need to be filled with discussion instead of being one-way teaching. Encouraging students to speak and give out their opinions is an important activity for personality development and curbing stage fear. Freedom of speech and expression should be given to the children from a younger age and they should be taught properly to not misuse it. 

Secondly, visual teaching is an important thing. It is said that people learn more by watching than reading, as in, they remember what they have watched more easily than what they have read. Teaching through presentations with photographs and videography will enhance their imagination and learning experience. Having them watch documentaries will let them actually see what they've been studying and class trips will let them experience and witness the wonders of the world all by themselves. 

Holding regular debates and seminars by students is one such way where they will study about a particular issue and give their own thought to it, which will increase their level of understanding and thinking. They will learn to express themselves and listen to the opposite party intently.

The hierarchical system inside the classroom should be prevented. The distance between the students and the teacher should not be so much that the children find it uncomfortable or scary to talk to their own teachers. There should be healthy and friendly relationships for better learning and better development of their own selves. 

The teachers can ask their students about things they want to talk about or help them brainstorm, or even hold interactive sessions. Their goal should be more than finishing the syllabus in time to have their students score good marks in examinations. They should help the kids to find themselves and fight and live for their passions and dreams. 

When giving assignments, it would be better that instead of them being one dimensional and teachers giving them the topics, the students are given the freedom to decide for themselves and work on the subject that interests them, and let them have it express in their own, poetry, essay, fiction, critique, whatever format that is their strength. 

These are just a few ways, there are multiples of this out there that can be incorporated in and out of the classroom to help the kids gain creative knowledge and strength. We need to create a world where people are happier and more creative and more intellectual, and that path begins from childhood. We take with ourselves whatever we have encountered since we were kids and that goes with us to the grave. That is why it is necessary that we learn all the good things from the beginning. 

It is important to give kids an opportunity to know and explore themselves better so that they live the life that they've always wanted, and try to achieve and reach all of their dreams. 

We need to help each other out in finding our skills and talents, to be creative. People influence people, so it's better if the influence is positive.

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The opinions expressed in this article are the personal opinions of the author. The facts and opinions appearing in the article do not reflect the views of Light de Literacy and LDL does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.