Set children up to explore creativity

In 2015, The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) ended federal interference in State standards. ESSA was supposed to unleash a "flood of innovation" in states and districts across the country.

However, it is hard to measure creativity and innovation. Only when we

• let kids discover their internal paths of interest,
• use their imaginations,
• explore creativity,
• stop all unnecessary rote memorization and standardized testing 

will we set children up to thrive and change the world.