Comments on: If creativity and free-thinking are the characteristics of many of the greatest people in our history…? http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/ Creative Thinking Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:27:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Doctor Why http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1637 Doctor Why Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:43:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1637 Because UNDIRECTED creativity and free-thinking is pointless. If you like, you can invent a cozy for unicorn horns. Tutus for ballet-dancing bears. I'm sure whatever they're like they'll be very inventive and creative. I'm also sure you're not likely to actually live off the proceeds of such inventions. While it is valuable to think outside the box, it is also valuable to know where the box is and what's going on inside it. Scientists seldom make progress by starting from scratch - they build on (or tear down!) what came before. And that is a large part of the point. No matter how fantastic you are, you have to obey society's laws and you have to be able to translate your fantastic ideas into something that an average schmo can use and understand. Or you would be better off and more productive to society plodding along uninterestingly, sad as that may be.<br><b>References : </b><br> Because UNDIRECTED creativity and free-thinking is pointless.

If you like, you can invent a cozy for unicorn horns. Tutus for ballet-dancing bears. I’m sure whatever they’re like they’ll be very inventive and creative. I’m also sure you’re not likely to actually live off the proceeds of such inventions.

While it is valuable to think outside the box, it is also valuable to know where the box is and what’s going on inside it. Scientists seldom make progress by starting from scratch – they build on (or tear down!) what came before.

And that is a large part of the point. No matter how fantastic you are, you have to obey society’s laws and you have to be able to translate your fantastic ideas into something that an average schmo can use and understand. Or you would be better off and more productive to society plodding along uninterestingly, sad as that may be.
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]]> By: ?Lindsey? http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1636 ?Lindsey? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:15:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1636 I don't know about free thinking, but my school doesn't suppress creativity. I have 3 different art classes :D ceramics, art III, and art history! I love my electives ^^<br><b>References : </b><br> I don’t know about free thinking, but my school doesn’t suppress creativity. I have 3 different art classes :D

ceramics, art III, and art history!
I love my electives ^^
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]]> By: WES http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 WES Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:07:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1635 ...schools are structured in curriculum...<br><b>References : </b><br> …schools are structured in curriculum…
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]]> By: pat z http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 pat z Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:19:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1634 Because many schools -- public but private too! -- are more concerned with producing a standardized "product". And most public schools certainly don't have the facilities, faculty or time to nurture individual creativity. (Most private schools could have a different agenda that discourages "free thinkers".)<br><b>References : </b><br>That's why we chose an "alternative" school for our highly creative, artistic daughter. Because many schools — public but private too! — are more concerned with producing a standardized "product". And most public schools certainly don’t have the facilities, faculty or time to nurture individual creativity. (Most private schools could have a different agenda that discourages "free thinkers".)
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That’s why we chose an "alternative" school for our highly creative, artistic daughter.

]]> By: Smoot Hawley http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1633 Smoot Hawley Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:34:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1633 While I agree with the concept of public education, I also agree with you that it is managed improperly. To stifle individual thought and merely cram facts into a young adult's head only manages to perpetuate a society that cannot think for itself and can only contribute to a zombie-like consumer market. We force children to ignore their imaginations and then subject them to the insipid imaginings of someone else (have you watched cartoons recently?). Cramming facts should be done for smaller children, but once they start developing the traits of adults, such as independent thought and individual ambition, schools should encourage a wide range of education and not simply follow the same school structure for the rest of their teenage years.<br><b>References : </b><br> While I agree with the concept of public education, I also agree with you that it is managed improperly. To stifle individual thought and merely cram facts into a young adult’s head only manages to perpetuate a society that cannot think for itself and can only contribute to a zombie-like consumer market. We force children to ignore their imaginations and then subject them to the insipid imaginings of someone else (have you watched cartoons recently?). Cramming facts should be done for smaller children, but once they start developing the traits of adults, such as independent thought and individual ambition, schools should encourage a wide range of education and not simply follow the same school structure for the rest of their teenage years.
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]]> By: Alex252 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2/comment-page-1/#comment-1632 Alex252 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:10:59 +0000 http://www.veryeasycreativity.com/creativity-thinking/if-creativity-and-free-thinking-are-the-characteristics-of-many-of-the-greatest-people-in-our-history-2#comment-1632 Because it's not the traditional way to think and behave. Many of the greatest thinkers and philosophers were ridiculed while they were alive because they did not conform to society's expectations. Today, most people think that if schools aren't highly rigid and kids are allowed to be creative, they will become rebels.<br><b>References : </b><br> Because it’s not the traditional way to think and behave. Many of the greatest thinkers and philosophers were ridiculed while they were alive because they did not conform to society’s expectations. Today, most people think that if schools aren’t highly rigid and kids are allowed to be creative, they will become rebels.
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