Is Obedience more important than Creativity?

Companies want creative people. Are schools helping produce creative kids?
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In a recent article for The Guardian, an executive for international marketing and public relations company Ogilvy & Mather made the observation that:


The author’s reason why there aren’t enough “fizzy people” around? The stifling atmosphere of today’s education system:




Such observations are strikingly similar to observations made by John Taylor Gatto in 1990 after he accepted his Teacher of the Year Award in New York City:


In recent years we’ve come to value the idea of creativity and have sought to foster this virtue in our children. But if they spend several years in an environment that squelches creativity, should we really be surprised when the trait never materializes? Is there a better way to educate the nation’s children than the current soul-crushing system we currently have?

Companies want creative people. Are schools helping produce creative kids?