Are We Educating The Innate Wisdom Out Of Children?

The downsides of a standardised education system.

There is actual scientific proof that all children are born creative geniuses. There was a study commissioned by NASA[i] to ascertain what made their scientists and engineers geniuses. It came down to something Land and Jarman termed ‘divergent thinking,’ which is the ability to look at a problem and come up with different solutions – thinking out of the box and seeing things from all angles.

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Vanessa McHardy


Vanessa is a leading Integrative Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist with 18 years experience. Her speciality is bringing Life Skills for Mental Health and
Wellbeing Programmes to school communities. She has returned to New Zealand after 30 years in the UK and has a wealth of experience delivering these services. In the height of the pandemic, wellbeing has come into focus, so Vanessa works globally delivering online to Europe, America, Hong Kong and Australasia. Vanessa can be reached at: vanessamchardy@gmail.com