Does anyone think this is dumb?

Question

My theater teacher told us that if the poem we wrote didn't meet his set of guidlines, we would fail the class.
My argument is that there is no set of guidlines on creativity.
And the guy is a total prick! :)
Any opinions?
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Answer 1

There should not be barriers to creativity or there will be compromises and no great invention comes when the mind is made to "set limit" on itself. That being said, the teacher has a point because when you do go out to work, for whatever company you are working for, there will be guidelines and rules because complete creativity without rules turns on itself to become chaos. The rules are there to help us, even if we do not agree with it. Of course in the working world, you can always quit and go to somewhere that gives you preference on what you value more.

Answer 2

Whether or not the guy is prickly or not...the truth behind learning is that there are rules / guidelines especially in theater.

A poem should express profound thoughts both emotional as well as intellectual.

For example, is mankind real? Is mankind's society nothing more than a clockwork orange? Is perfection, truly perfect? How does one define perfection? Not everyone agrees money is happiness, nor that gold is beautiful. What is happiness? What is logical to the heart and soul of every person?

Answer 3

So follow the guidelines; make sure you do; don't argue.

He's in power; you're not. If you rebel, you more than likely lose.

If you ever attain a Position of Power, try to remember how you felt, and maybe "act" more considerately.

You might enjoy "Creation: Artistic and Spiritual," O. M. Aivanhov; "Watch Your Dreams," Ann Ree Colton; and "The Reincarnation of Edgar Cayce?", Free and Wilcock, http://www.divinecosmos.com

Answer 4

In the end it dosn't really matter... the only thing high school will get you is a piece of paper that says that you can go to college now... after that it's worthless

The knowledge you gain HS is important to make college easier but unless you are going to major in music, band is not going to give you anything...

so as long as you graduate and do good on your ACT it should not matter what your band teacher gives you... and after your graduated from HS you can tell him that to his face... that he dosn't matter

Answer 5

But a school assignment isn't necessarily about creativity, it's also supposed to test how much you know about particular aspects of the subject. And it has to be marked.

Answer 6

he's probably talking about structure there are various structures to poetry,and various skills you need before your able to express your self freely;
salvador dali said 'to become a great painter you must first paint like the great masters '( meaning learn there techniques first)
you dont get any more creative than dali, grow up and learn to accept rejection as part of your learning process!

Answer 7

That sounds about right. We don't want to give little Johnny an F if he does bad in math. Yet, if he should use his artistic ability and think outside the box, well, we can't have that now can we! Your teacher needs to go back to college and this time he needs to not go to class high. That's what I think. Good Luck!!!!

Answer 8

Look, if the assignment is to write a haiku and you write a shakespearean sonnet, you fail, plain and simple.

Answer 9

The rebel in me says he is a controlling jerk ..but the responsible me says that sometimes we've gotta do things we don't like ....I would look at it as a challenge...

Answer 10

well thats true, but something thats creative isnt necesarily art.

highschool is the art of bulshit, just tell him what you want to hear.