10 July 2014

On killing children's creativity

I have battled this same heartbreaking problem while running writing workshops for kids, too.

I recently ran a creative writing workshop and I must say I was disappointed by the stories that came from it. The fear of being wrong reeked off every page.

Even when I begged the kids to think widely, to be crazy, to let their minds roam everywhere, that no place was off limits- they couldn’t do it.

Or wouldn’t- which is the same thing really, or maybe a bit worse. They were so scared of being wrong they would not take a step into unknown territory.

How are these kids going to make it in the real world out there?

- Please click to read Lauri Kubuitsile's full article for The Voice on how standardised education is curtailing our children's creativity.

10 Jul 2014 03:08:00 | Seeds of a story, Short Story Day Africa

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