Schooling System's Focus on Academics Over Creativity

Imagine school only cared about subjects like math and science, but not art or music.

This article argues that our schools often do this, focusing on tests and grades instead of letting kids be creative.

It says schools were made to train workers for factories, not to encourage art and dance.

It points out that many talented people might feel like they're not good at anything because their creative skills aren't valued.

It also gives examples of how some creative people didn't fit in at school but later became successful in the arts.