Sep 26 2012: In my opinion formal education provides a much needed structure to children and a platform for social interaction with others their age.
It is the parents job to provide a creative outlet at home for the child instead of letting him/her sit for hours in front of a television/game console/ I pad or on the internet. Reading books has all but ceased to exist which is one of the best forms of nurturing the the imagination.
If anything the stereotypical imagery reflects the lack of stimulus provided in the daily life of a child not just at school.
Every piece of art has the artists experiences and soul reflected in it thus the art will be colored by imagination the lack of which is eminent when lives are limited to what is easily available on the internet or on the Television.
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A comment on Conversation: Does formal education as a child hinder a child's creativity?
It is the parents job to provide a creative outlet at home for the child instead of letting him/her sit for hours in front of a television/game console/ I pad or on the internet. Reading books has all but ceased to exist which is one of the best forms of nurturing the the imagination.
If anything the stereotypical imagery reflects the lack of stimulus provided in the daily life of a child not just at school.
Every piece of art has the artists experiences and soul reflected in it thus the art will be colored by imagination the lack of which is eminent when lives are limited to what is easily available on the internet or on the Television.