The video Arts and stories started off with the conversation about how public education represents our best great hope for the future of our young people in U.S.. Erica Halverson argues that schools are not focusing on what is most important for the future of the children. She then emphasizes art is very important for children, So they can pave the path in creativity and innovation for the future. Art allows for creativity and innovation to be seen, since it allows the children to be able to communicate self effectively. And secondly, story telling allows for the children to be heard and to be able to share to people in safe space. The main argument from the article Digital Assumption to Digital Invention by Nicole Mira, Ernest Morrell and Danielle Filipiak is the fact that society has to move beyond the thought of the youth being passive consumers and/or critical users of digital technologies so that we can create a community where youth communities are digitally innovative. Lastly the Article by Gerbner, argues that story telling is how people in the world know what they know or what they think they know. People in engage in stories and grown to adopt thoughts or actions from them.
One thing I remember about my education that relates to the Ted video is how my school emphasized creativity. Making art one of the most important classes at my school. The principle knew creativity started in the art room. I could remember how creative my assignments were since we were given freedom to create our interpretation of that assignment. Being allowed this at such a young age has allowed to be very innovative in my life from coming up with topics for papers to fixing something broken on my car. Art showed me the freedom to be creative and to be true to myself and that’s something I can truly relate to in these articles.
Question:
With Cultural indicators limiting media content, how might free speech be affected since stories may be altered to fit social norm?
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