Archive for February, 2010

An Education System that Nurtures Creativity

Posted by artmentor on Feb-24-2010

We’re Educating People OUT of Creativity
Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it’s because we’ve been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies — far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity — are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences.

We are educating people out of their creativity,” Robinson says. It’s a message with deep resonance. Robinson’s TEDTalk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? “Everyone should watch this.”

Funny, Profound and Entertaining
Sir Ken Robinson is author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to Be Creative, and a leading expert on innovation and human resources. In this talk, he makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it.

This is a 20 minute video, so settle back when you have the time - it is so well worth the viewing!

Little Girl whose Now a Multi-Millionaire
One of the most extraordinary parts is about the little girl who couldn’t sit still in class - they thought she had a learning disorder. Turns out - well, she’s someone quite famous. You’ll just have to watch this for yourself!

Enjoy! Tell me what YOU think!




THERE’S A NEW ART SHOW IN TOWN

Posted by artmentor on Feb-18-2010

DISCOVER SOMETHING NEW TO DO
If you live in the Orange County area of California or are planning a visit on March 20, 2010, make plans to stop in and browse the First Annual Froshay STUDENT ART SHOW.

The show is Free, open to the public and features Artwork created by students of the Froshay Fine Art Studio. It’ll be casual, Open House style between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm.

Bring your girlfriends, your boyfriends, your co-workers, your boss. Bring your friends, bring your family. . . and what the heck - bring your friend’s family and your family’s friends too!

. . . and did I mention that it’s free?

SUPPORT THE ARTS
Feel free to pull this flyer, print it out and post it:

  • on your fridge
  • by the coffee machine at work
  • on your church bulletin board
  • at your local library
  • and everywhere that art loving people congregate.

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