Many schools have already transformed their curricula to emphasize creative teaching. However, these transformations have often been occurring in the wealthiest countries and the wealthiest school districts, potentially leading to a knowledge society that is run by children of privilege. In many large U.S. urban school districts, schools have taken an opposite tack– toward scripted curricula that are teacher-proofed, preventing
improvisation altogether. This removes the need for teachers to balance structure and improvisation– but at the cost of also removing the improvised, creative, collaborative learning that, learning sciences researchers have demonstrated, results in more effective learning for today’s knowledge society. Imagine the immense benefits if we unlocked the creative potential of the world’s population by systematically implementing creative teaching and learning throughout all schools.