I firmly beleive that creativity is as important as literacy. Think about some of the best singers/songwriters in history. Some of them could barely string sentences together, however, their music has left an impression on people for many years to come. When this question was raised i thought of one of, if not the greatest, musician in modern times :Bob Dylan. Mr. Dylan could barely make it out of grammer school due to poor attendance, and performance. He even made a "D" in chorus. My guess is that the choir teacher felt pretty silly a few years later as Bob Dylan's music provided an in depth look at the struggles in our society at that time. This also gets into why were are abolishing musical education prgrams in school. In the movie Mr. Holland's Opus (if you have not seen it, rent it immediately) when the music program is cut from a suburban school due to lack of funding, Mr Holland spoke up and his famous words were "If you we cut out musical education and art, who will the next generation of kids have to write about?"
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I think agree with you that creativity can be as important as literacy, but dont you think it better to be literate then to be creative? I think so we have to have basic literacy skills to survive in this world that becomes more and more advanced each day.
I agree with you, I also think that without Creativity literacy would be just a jumble of letters. Or maybe not didn't someone have to create the letters and put meaning to the words.
This post was a lot of fun to read, Ryan. I didn't know Bob Dylan (I mean, Bob Dylan??) could barely make it out of grammer school.
Mr. Hollands Opus is a wonderful movie, and your quote from that movie is perfect.
I really like Sir Ken!
I agree with teaching music. Music can also help students with learning math. It is a shame that so many schools have abolished their arts programs.
I don't think I would have made it through high school without drama, dance and music classes.
I loved that movie! There is a study somewhere out there that even has data to prove those who participate in musical extracurricular activies; they perform better in the classroom. We are even told to play classical music to infants as their brains develop. I believe that is proof enough that creativity, especially in the realm of music, is crucial to student's development just as much as academics.
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