It's so unfortunate that the first areas to be dropped by public schools when facing a budget crisis are the creative arts and music courses. It's also unfortunate that Central, the only high school smack dab in the heart of Flint's Cultural Center (and coincidentally, Flint's oldest school) will soon close it's doors forever due to a failing economy and the lack of funds to make repairs.

I've been doing a little bit of research about creativity in education and stumbled upon this video in which creativity expert, Sir Ken Robinson, challenges the way we're educating our children...   more »