This workshop was not only fun but helped me relax from the constant pressures and deadlines from school. That's it! When the pressure to get things done was eliminated and we were able to 'play' we could really focus on completing a task without any restrictions. I feel that I am a very creative person. When I was younger, I developed a math equation to solve geometric sequences a little faster with a trick that I learned (I have now forgotten how to solve it!) I have always been the type of child who took apart old computers, fax machines, go-carts, and other various terminated technological crafts what some would think of as junk.
Considering that we live in a world of constantly trying to solve problems more efficiently, it is obvious that "creativity comes into play". I learned/realized at the workshop that children these days have many more restrictions on their ability to play. Either an already developed video game is present and they just have to beat it or they are using the internet to solve a problem. This could potentially create a dilemma as the data suggests from the workshop lecture but I disagree. My main argument is that although we have entered an age of where kids are getting older younger due to many of the technological advances that they were born with, it will be beneficial to have these constraints placed on their 'play' so-to-say. With constraints such as increased parental guidance, less outdoor play, children who ARE creative (which I believe everyone is) will work with/or around these constraints to still be successful. The one aspect I do believe that is affecting us currently is standardized testing. I believe that this is contradicting the way the brain should develop and work. With this current trend of studying UNIFORMLY, I think students will learn to start thinking the same....I have already seen this ensemble happen.
With this workshop, I have learned to relax a little bit and ease the pedal on the gas regarding test taking. I am constantly studying for the grade and not as much on the learning aspect, which is unfortunate but true. With the challenge, we are continuing to take initiative and will propose some ideas that The Mid-Ohio Foodbank can use for the future to gain more monetary/company support in the Columbus area.
