Creativity is being able to solve complex problems without help. Creativity is doing something different, doing something nobody has done before. Creativity is thinking outside of the box (which that phase is un-creative).
Creativity matters in education because students
need to be able to feel like they can solve problems. Without students being able to problem solve they can shut down. Student can figure out different ways to solve problems with creativity and if creativity is increased throughout the curriculum then students would benefit greatly.
There is a gap in students creativity now because schools are focused on test and test scores. If schools relied on projects or problems solving to measure
learning then the students could increase their creativity.
