Not me, but Keri Smith did.
I am a big advocate for change in the education system, particularly because I was an ackward child that kept asking a lot of questions that no one wanted to answer. I was happy to read that I wasn’t the only one who struggled with this!
From thinking that children these days aren’t being stimulated enough creatively, to dealing with people who lack that eagerness to learn new things (mostly because they grew up in that environment) – I have a bone to pick with the system.
So read on to what Keri has to say – I am inspired, and I’m sure you will be too.
I love her works and am planning to get
her books someday XD
Wow. I was just home from work and really hungry, needing to make dinner, but that made me stop and sit at my computer and read from beginning to end. Just wow. And thank you 🙂
I had mixed messages from both sides. Some people thought I was creative, some annoying. Just depended on their perspective and how they interacted with me. I remember one teacher being awestruck when introduced to my creative side. She was speechless in the most insulting way. She assumed I was worthless, which is the impression I got from it. Teachers are amazing!
Keri Smith is an amazing and very inspiring women. I didn’t have much problems in school and loved my teachers, and surely I had an amazing art teacher at the end of high school that changed everything for me. I’m glad she found a way into our education system (i am canadian) and is now at step 3 of her plan! Go, Keri!
I love her work, very creative!
This was a very inspiring and much-needed read. I could really identify with what Keri had to say, even though my school experience wasn’t bad. I’ve found that rather than having my imagination and creative courage squashed during childhood, it’s been happening now.
The last few years I’ve been feeling the pressure to “grow up” and get ready for the next steps in life (kids, marriage, etc). This has bred a lot of fear and uneasiness that is causing me to play things safe at the expense of my creativity and passion.
Thanks for sharing this – I’m grateful for the reminder that the way the world at large works is not the way it has to be…
Thanks, Amy, for posting this from Keri Smith. I love coming to your blog when I need a minute of inspiration or just to feel some community with other people creating things.
It’s always a little push towards that end goal of creating my life.
I agree with everything in this essay. I myself am in Year 9 at the moment and many of my teachers are uninspiring & boring. The education needs a real revamp. I’m lucky enough to have great friends and a good art & tech teacher but my english, science & maths teachers are awful, not just from my perspective but from alot of my peers aswell.
On a higher note, i have some of Keri Smiths books on my Christmas list. 🙂
It’s fantastic to know that I am not alone in thinking this way! And I highly recommend Keri’s books too.