Creativity and Education: Why it Matters The value of creativity in education and impact on career success e 82% wish they had more exposure to creative thinking as students OE o iti agree there is more to success in school then focusing on 78% say creativity | but only 57% thought course material isvery important | so when they were to their career in college Of education majors: but only 75% 86% 48% viewed creativity 25 m ool mi oe J Interestingly, math and @ A Tt science ranked nearly as high as traditional creative subjects in contributing to creative thinking ART MUSIC DRAMA SCIENCE MATH 85% 32% 78% agree creative thinking don’t feel comfortable _ wish they had more isciticalfor problem thinking creatively creative ability ving in their career in their career ET Source: Adobe Creativity and Education: Why it Matters study. Study based on interviews with 1,000 US, college- educated and full-time salaried employees ages 25+.