创造力，我们再也伤不起bySirKenRobinson译/陈继龙Creativityisakeypartoftheeducatedmind.教书育人的关键在于发展创造力。Iheardagreatstoryrecentlyaboutasix-year-oldgirlinadrawinglesson.Theteachersaidthislittlegirlhardlyeverpaidattentioninclass,butduringthislessonshedid.Theteacherwasfascinated.Sheaskedthegirl,“Whatareyoudrawing?”Andthegirlsaid,“ImdrawingapictureofGod.”Theteachersaid,“ButnobodyknowswhatGodlookslike.”Thegirlsaid,“Theywillinaminute.”Whatallchildrenhaveincommonisthattheywilltakeachance1).Theyrenotfrightenedofbeingwrong.Idontmeantosaythatbeingwrongisthesamethingasbeingcreative.Butifyourenotpreparedtobewrong,youllnevercomeupwithanythingoriginal.Bythetimetheygettobeadults,mostkidshavelostthatcapacity.Theyhavebecomefrightenedofbeingwrong.Werunourcompanieslikethis,bytheway.Westigmatize2)mistakes.Now,wererunningnationaleducationsystemswheremistakesaretheworstthingyoucanmake.Theresultisthatweareeducatingpeopleoutoftheircreativecapacities.Picasso3)oncesaidthatallchildrenarebornartists.Thetrickistoremainanartista---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---swegrowup.Ibelievethispassionately:Wedontgrowintocreativity;wegrowoutofit.Or,rather,wegeteducatedoutofit.Creativitynowisasimportantineducationasliteracy,andweshouldtreatitwiththesamestatus.Somethingstrikesyouwhenyoutravelaroundtheworld:EveryeducationsystemonEarthhasthesamehierarchy4)ofsubjects.Itdoesntmatterwhereyougo.Youdthinkitwouldbeotherwise,butitisnt.Atthetoparemathematicsandlanguages,thenthehumanities,andatthebottomarethearts—everywhereonEarth.Andinprettymucheverysystem,too,thereisahierarchywithinthearts.Musicandartarenormallygivenahigherstatusinschoolsthandramaanddance.Thereisntaneducationsystemontheplanetthatteachesdanceeverydaytochildrenthewayweteachthemmathematics.Whynot?Ithinkmathisveryimportant,butsoisdance.Childrendanceallthetime,iftheyreallowedto.Whathappensisthataschildrengrowup,westarttoeducatethemprogressivelyfromthewaistup.Thenwefocusontheirheads,andslightlytooneside.IfyouwereanalienfromanotherplanetvisitingEarthandyouaskedyourselfwhatpubliceducationhereisfor,youdhavetoconclude,ifyoulookattheoutput—whoreallysucceeds,whodoeseverythingthattheyshould,whogetsallthebrowniepoints5),whoarethewinners—thatitswholepurpose,throughouttheworld,istoproduceuniversityprofessors.Ilikeuniversityprofessors,butweshouldntholdthemupastheexemplarsofallhumanachievement.Theyrejustaformoflife.Buttheyrerathercurious,andIsaythisoutofaffectionforthem.---本文来源于网络，仅供参考，勿照抄，如有侵权请联系删除---Typically,theyliveintheirheads.Theyliveupthere,andslightlytooneside.Theyredisembodied,inakindofliteralway.Theylookontheirbodyasaformoftransportfortheirheads.Itsawayofgettingtheirheadtomeetings.Ifyouwantrealevidenceofout-of-bodyexperiences,bytheway,getyourselfalongtoaconferenceofsenioracademicsandpopintothenightclubonthefinalnight.Andthereyoullseeit:grownmenandwomenwrithing6)uncontrollably,offthebeat7),waitingforittoendsotheycangohomeandwriteapaperaboutit.Sooureducationsystemispredicatedon8)theideaofacademicability.Andtheresareasonforthat.Thewholesystemcameintobeingtomeettheneedsofindustrialism.Soyouwereprobablysteeredbenignly9)awayfromthingsatschoolwhenyouwereakid,thingsyouliked,onthegroundsthat10)youwouldnevergetajobdoingthat:Dontdomusic;yourenotgoingtobeamusician.Dont...