I think it's time we promote creativity in students. It is really not necessary to only measure achievement based on students' grades, how many As they get for a student can be 'something', their very one of a kind, if they are given the encouragement and the medium for it. Creativity is not only for the gifted, for I believe it can be nourished in students. There are so many example of people who changed the world through their creativity. Steve Jobs, Apple's founder, gives telecommunication technology a new name through his so many great innvations. I would also love to highlight a great companion, Umar Al-Khattab R.A who is well-known for his creativity in managing lands under his territory. He is the one who came up with the idea to have cops to control crimes. And there are so many examples of his great ideas that you can simply google for more.
The first step towards promoting creativity in you is the competition called, 'Speech-choir'. Our school has to take part in this competition along with other schools in Setiu district. To tell you the truth, I really have no idea what to do to ensure our school stands out from the rest. Therefore, I need students who are blessed with bodily-kinesthetic intelligence as termed by Howard Gardner, to contribute your ideas to make this a reality. Winning does not matter to me, but to be able to have all of you doing the choir-speech is enough considering the fact that this is our first participation in a competition involving non-JHEAT schools.
I really hope we all can do this together as this is one way to promote English culture in our schools.
"There is no doubt that creativity is the most important human resource of all. Without creativity, there would be no progress, and we would be forever repeating the same patterns." -Edward de Bono
that's a very channel to tap their skills. we should rather focus on the process.Only if it fail to fuel the passion a clear cut goal is but a must.
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