Are kids’ toys too processed? Do they invite creativity or do the job for them?
“Necessity is the mother of innovation.”
Parents want to give their children everything they can … but should they consider giving them less? Is modern children’s play too processed?
The presenter, Stephen Hall takes a minute or three to get to his point, but his emphasis on parenting and inspiring our children to be creative by giving them less is awesome. The less our children need, the less they may express their intuitive creativity.
I read once that around 93% of children are rated as creative when they are 3 years old, but by the time these same children are 18 years old, only 15% or so are rated as highly creative. As a country, we have dug ourselves into a hole by developing an educational system based on uniformity and conformity.
In most grade schools, Art and Physical Education are only taught once per week. We are so focused on Literature, History and the Sciences that most adults are now walking around “Physically Illiterate” and with what I call “Right Brain Amnesia.”Read More »Inspiring Kids to be Creative – TED Talk with Stephen Hall
