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The Creativity Crisis: Why American Schools Need Design - Laura Seargeant Richardson - ... - 0 views

  • The European Union declared 2009 as the Year of Creativity, and Chinese faculty actually laughed when they found out the U.S. education trends were in "standardized curriculum, rote memorization, and nationalized testing."
    • James O'Hagan
       
      As we continue to centralize control, the less diverse we become. It's like 1984 with Newspeak.
  • here are approximately 170 occupational classifications that make up "New Work," which can be grouped into five major categories based on the types of knowledge, skills, and aptitudes needed. They are Creative, Education, Social, Technical, and Strategic
  • Ideal job candidates at these companies must now show they can "think with their hands" by having expertise or a second major in a musical instrument, auto repair, or sculpture
    • James O'Hagan
       
      I never considered the music education that I had would improve my three dimensional thinking. That is a fascinating idea that is more like a Duh moment when I think about it now.
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  • STEM's biggest flaw is that it continues to shine a bright light on all things engineering while relegating art and design to a dusty corner.
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