I'll grant that many schools (and workplaces) are run by people who take that attitude towards creativity and I think the general lack of parental involvement i

I'll grant that many schools (and workplaces) are run by people who take that attitude towards creativity and I think the general lack of parental involvement is the biggest cause. I know one teacher who quit the profession when not a single parent cared about attending her second grade class conference. However there are some good schools out there that do value creativity. It's unfortunate that parents can't or won't insist there be more of them.