Katie Clark - Play Doh Creativity

One of the issues raised in the article we read earlier this week, centred around the somewhat sad fact that creativity amongst children in the US is on the decline; i felt asthough when we were (re)introduced to play-doh in this weeks class, each if not most individulas became locked into the activity and genuinely seemed to enjoy the freedom if nothing else, of being able to use their imagination in a way that had been left dormant for some time. Today’s education system is predominantly driven towards academics and as we progress through the chronological order of school years, creativity in its simplist, most pure form is suppressed and pushed aside as it is considered less than a neccessity in most areas of the school curriculum. When we were encouaged to be creative in the classroom with the play doh this week, the activity had reminicent value not only in bringing back sentimental memories but encouaging us to adapt a different perspective from a creative point of view.