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Annika’s Blog: “Captured Thought: Never Say Never”

-This blog was about taking time to understanding things completely before rejecting them.

I totally agree with you about having respect for Mr. Allen’s ability to go through life trying to understand things the best that he can before he decides to reject them. It’s easy to be closed-minded, but it takes effort to live open-mindedly. I believe that it is a good way to live life, because the world is a very diverse place and there are a lot of things that you may like out there, but you will never discover them unless you give things a fair chance. I believe that this is how everyone should live, and I am going to do my best to live this way from now on. It may be because of our age, but it is not always easy to take time to truly understand things before we decide we don’t like them, despite it being the right thing to do. I also think that figuring out what you truly do and do not like leads to self-discovery.

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Zlatina’s Blog: “Carry it Forward:Creative Crisis”

-This blog was about the article “The Creative Crisis”, and discussed declining creativity in America, and how education affects creativity. 

I totally agree that our educational systems in America do not emphasize individual creativity. And that is really too bad, because creativity is one of the most important skill to have in the world today. It is also very true that this “drill and kill” system used in America often involves a ton of pressure and stress on the student’s part, when there are better systems to educate. School should not be about competition, grades and memorization (as it generally is now); it should be about learning, but also about developing, applying, and exercising one’s unique creativity. This would make school much more suitable and enjoyable for students, and more real-life applicable. It is scary to me that creativity in America is declining, because that really shows that as a country, we are doing things all wrong. In school, kids should be taught to be their own unique person and to express their creativity in a variety of ways.