I can’t even begin to count how
many times I’ve seen people who have big problems when it comes to being
creative. It seems to be really hard for people to use their imagination to the
fullest. Now, I’m not saying that nobody is creative – that would be wrong.
What I’m saying is that most of the times, we basically fail to be creative.
Some psychologists have noticed
this too and did some research in this matter. Their study was, ironically
enough, pretty darn creative, if you ask me. They made this study on people of
all ages, from kindergarten kids to adults, telling them to make a list of all
the things they can do with a paperclip. The result was somewhat unexpected –
the older you are, the fewer things you would do with a paperclip. One would
think that after years and years of school and human interaction, we’d know how
to answer such a simple question.
Yet the truth lies in the opposite
field. It seems that exactly the education system is to blame. See, we are born
knowing nothing. And when you know nothing, nothing seems impossible to you. A
kindergarten kid, when he thinks of a paperclip, he can think it is three
meters long, and made of chocolate. It that’s the case, there are a lot more
things to do with a paperclip than merely holding pages together.
But as we grow up, and as we go to
school, we learn what a paperclip is, what it looks like, and what it’s used
for. And when you know so much about something, it’s hard to think outside of
what you know. The thought of a three-meter paperclip that’s made of chocolate
somewhat makes you laugh. I mean, really, why would something like that exist?
This kind of thinking is exactly
why we fail when it comes to creativity. And the education system is to blame
because it teaches you how things should be done, like there’s no other way to
do them. You are encouraged to memorize rather than to think, you are
encouraged to do it how the teacher taught you rather than find your own way.
What you should understand from
this isn’t that school makes you stupid. School teaches you a lot, if you pay
attention sometimes. And all these things are useful, if combined with
thinking. What you should understand is that when you’re encouraged to think,
you should question everything. Because that’s exactly the where creativity
lies – in thinking outside of what you’ve been taught. In questioning even the
most obvious answers.
Articol scris de:
Raluca Ioana Văcaru(XI B)
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