Audio Essay

The change of eduction system is very big subject and many countries try it.Then,I watched the video of the idea about the education by Ken Robinson,but I think his idea has some big problems.

First, what is the creativity? He says ‘All kids have tremendous talents.’ in this video. He thinks the creativity is the capacities for innovations and all children have them. However, it is the logic making by talented person. Ken uses the word of Picasso and Picasso thinks all children are born artists. I think all children in this word means a few genius. All children are unconventional because they don’t know the rule. It is rated as ‘the creative’ in a few cases,but it is rated as ’the useless’ in many cases.Then, the talented child or person always says ‘ It is common things. All children/people can do it.’ Could we believe this word if the nameless people said it?

Second, Ken believe the education system take the talent of child. If we change the education system, the talents of children are rated correctly. However,I feel the most big reason of ‘the loss of creativity’ is the gap of the talents. According to the research by The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Japanese elementary school boys want to be a sports player, scholar, motorman and girls want to be a patissier,singer, cartoonist. Though, many high school students or college students understand they can’t take these jobs because they know more talented persons than them.They lost their talent by the resignation.If we want children to keep their talents, the answer is very easy. We should destroy the competition, the settlement of winning or losing,the valuation. We should regard the picture by Picasso in the same light as the graffiti by children. We should increase the fixed number of sports player, scholar,motorman,and so on. If we change the social system like this, the many talented person will be born.That is very nonsense.

Finally, I present the example of the Japanese education with breathing space system called yutori education.This education system introduced instead of the cramming education system to recognize and expand children’s individuality and imagination. The system includes a five-day school week, simplification of the curriculum, and more time for independent “general studies” classes. However, many people think this education system makes a decline in academic standards.According to the research of the Mainichi Shimbun,71% of people agree with the change of this education.I can’t say the yutori education is wrong,but many people think academic ability is more important than the imagination.

I don’t want to disagree with the human imagination or creativity, but they are not possessions of all people. This capitalism society screens the talents.If we change the education system,many people oppose it like japan.Ken thinks the creativity as the almighty solution,so his idea is very unrealistic and optimistic. I think the most important purpose of education is teaching basic ability, for example, word, number, and how to communicate with other people. Therefore, present education is not too bad. To improve the talent of children is the role of the outside of education like lessons or club activities.If we want to use the talent of children, we should change the society to be more generous before we change the education.

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