One of the key things I love and value about America is the right to self-expression. One of the Eight Values of Free Expression is the Value to promote innovation. The key idea around this is this concept: "A community in which free speech is valued and protected is likely to be a more energized, creative, interesting society as its citizens actively fulfill themselves in many diverse and interesting ways."
It can be shown in many ways that when one has the right to self-expression. they are far better off than those who don't.
The first example I can think of are children. Children are so fun and carefree. One minute they are dragons and the next minute they are in Africa chasing rabbits with a slingshot. Their imaginations are far greater than those who are older. One example of a school that promotes innovation would be Monnisouri schools. These schools do not pressure kids to learn certain things. Rather, the school lets them learn what they show interest in. Also, with schools not having a traditional desk and a teacher at the whiteboard, this allows students to be more creative. They are not held hostage to a desk all day long. They are able to explore and be creative.
This type of school is vastly different from traditional public schools. At schools like this children are usually not able to show self-expression. It does not matter if they are interested in a subject because that is what they will be taught. Also, many programs such as art class and music classes are being cut from the school. Nearly all forms of classes of self-expression are gone.
When we shut the mouths of creatives we are doing an injustice to the nation. We should value the ideas and creativity of children by making learning fun. We should let our children have a say so in what they learn but most importantly how they learn.
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