In my opinion, education can destroy ones creative side in a way. I sit more on the fence about it. I think it depends on what type of class it is. Being in a class, such as math, one cannot get really creative because there is only a right or wrong answer, and you always want to be right. Also, one might not be good at math, so it kind of takes away from the fun that you might have in other classes. Some teachers want you to do everything their way, and there is no room for creativity. Others can be really creative with their teaching style, or assign a certain project that can help you better learn a subject.

            I think that elective classes are where you get to be the most creative. In high school, I took an art class. My teacher would give us a week to do a project that she assigned. She would then tell us an artist, and we would have to find a piece of their work we liked, and recreate it, or make it into our own work. We got to choose what colors were used, size of the paper, and the medium for the work. I actually enjoyed that class, although I wasn’t the best artist.

            Another class that I felt I was creative in was my foods and nutrition class. Once again, my teacher would give us a few general topics for the week on what we were going to be making, such as cookies, or a type of bread. My group would then look for a recipe that looked good to make, and each group would make something different. At the end of class, we would all try each other’s food and the teacher would pick whose was the best and we would get a few extra points, so we normally strived to be the top group. At the end of the year we baked our own individual cakes, made our own icing and colored it, and got to decorate however we wanted to.