Comments for Little Brick School, LLC

Comment on The Importance of Creativity for Your Child by Christian

Christian — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:47:19 +0000

As a former LBS parent and artist at heart, the encouragement of creativity in the education system remains a key factor in the decisions my wife and I make in regards to the schooling our children receive. All too often budgets, statistics and metrics outweigh the true mission of our schools, which should be to assist the parents in developing our children to be happy, confident and successful as they mature into adulthood.

Little Brick School remains true to this focus in the development of our children’s creative side, allowing them to develop these skills and traits that will allow them to successfully grow into intelligent, independent individuals capable of surviving the world we’ve left for them. With the television and video games more often than not replacing the crayon and block, our children are missing the inspiration to create, instead finding themselves overwhelmed with commercial marketing and ultimately dangerously shortened attention spans due to the overwhelming torrent of information. Ultimately, this leads to individuals unable to make decisions for themselves, unable to function in social or individual situations, and left without confidence to succeed as not just workers, but leaders in society.

When an education system overweight with bureaucratic rhetoric begins making decisions based on misguided government statistics and loses sight of the true mission, our children, then sadly our children are left behind.

Perhaps we all need to start listening to our teachers again.

Comment on The Importance of Creativity for Your Child by Jenny Jones

Jenny Jones — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:40:38 +0000

Go Little Brick School! You have become excellent role models in your preschoolers lives. Being creative will not only enliven your teaching, but will also sponsor creativity in your students. That creativity is essential for their future.

Comment on The Importance of Creativity for Your Child by Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:59:02 +0000

I used to work in educational publishing, right after No Child Left Behind was put into effect. I developed workbooks to help students – ages 6 to 18 – study for standardized tests. A massive amount of resources and money are going into teaching students how to pass tests and that the only answer that matters when faced with a problem is the single correct one. How will the children of today learn to think independently or solve problems creatively on their own if they are only being taught in school how to fall in line with these tests?

I applaud schools like Little Brick School who are committed to a teaching and learning style more consistent with the way children actually develop and think, who interact with them not only on an academic level but also on a creative level.