Research Log #9

Name: Jessica Terry

Date: 25 September 2017
EQ: How are schools failing society?
Three Points to Prove: #1: Teachers create an environment of conformity.
#2: Schools kills creativity and individuality
#3: Students also play also role in creating an environment for
conformity
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Point that this Source/Information Proves: #:
Excerpts (These should provide insight into the Point to Prove):
“Education is destroying our childrens’ capacity to think outside the box.”
“I believe passionately that we don’t grow into creativity, we grow out of it. We are educated out
of it.”
“Society also has a very limited definition of intelligence; a definition that looks to numeracy
and literacy only, and stigmatizes children who cannot read and write fluently (but may excel at
other subjects) as ‘not very bright’”
“Our education system places so much emphasis on the academic subjects that natural gifts for
art, music or acting are often brushed aside as we get older and that restless children may be
stigmatized as hyperactive and diagnosed with ADHD.”

Analysis (How does this source support the Point to Prove?):

This article is very much like the ted talk by Ken Robinsons and that is because it is based
off of that ted talk. This article talks about how society has such a closed mind to this topic and,
“Society also has a very limited definition of intelligence; a definition that looks to numeracy
and literacy only, and stigmatizes children who cannot read and write fluently (but may excel at
other subjects) as ‘not very bright.’” In my opinion I believe that many children now a days are
being over diagnosed with ADHD or ADD or other disorders that make a child seem
hyperactive, and I believe that this is happening because as adults and teachers we don't
understand that a child constantly moving and one that doesn't have a one-track mind isn’t bad or
hurting the learning environment. I believe that the hyperactivity is just a child’s creativity trying
to express itself in an environment hell bend on keeping it locked up and a quote to help put my
believe into perspective is, “Our education system places so much emphasis on the academic
subjects that natural gifts for art, music or acting are often brushed aside as we get older and that
restless children may be stigmatized as hyperactive and diagnosed with ADHD.”

Work Cited (correct MLA format):

McAdam, Sophie. "This Is How Education Kills Creativity." True Activist, True Activist,
7 Mar. 2015, www.trueactivist.com/this-is-how-education-kills-creativity/. Accessed]
14 Jan. 2018.

I believe the this is a reliable source of information because this article bases itself off of a ted
talk that I also did a research log on.