Using the articles you’ve read in the Education unit, what are 3 problems facing education today? Identify 3 factors for the problems listed. Discuss three solutions that would help the problems (make sure to cite all sources).Problems facing education need to be addressed. One problem is that creativity is slowly decreasing in our nation. Illiteracy is a huge part of our nation and nothing is being done to stop it. Technology may have an immeasurable amount of knowledge but it may be hurting us rather than helping us. I think many people are responsible for creating and maintaining a great public school. I think all teachers, students and administration all contribute to making a great public school. As a student I believe you need to do many …show more content…
Why is being creative important even in seemingly “non-creative” jobs? How about in daily-life situations? Give examples of real-world examples of when creativity is vital. We can sustain the high “divergent thinking” level that we see in kindergarten students by doing many things like in the article “The Creativity Crisis” the teachers of a public middle school in Ohio met the curriculum but included creative thinking also by problem solving. It is simple little fixes to our education system that can improve divergent thinking hugely. We should focus more on problem solving and improving creativity rather than standardized testing. Being creative is important even if you seem to not need creativity in your job it still improves your skills and it is a huge part of any career even if you think it does not. Creativity goes beyond art and painting but a different and new kind of thinking that can put you ahead of everyone else you work with. Creativity is vital for all entertainment today, without creative thinking your favorite television show would cease to exist and it would all be the same. It is also vital for creating new inventions, we could not have half of the technology and essentials today without