[frenchyatwork]

> Honestly, I don't understand how can people be so severely misguided.

Sounds like a good description of school administration to me.

Creativity is critical to a good education, but it's also difficult to measure. Educators want to be able to show (to themselves and others) that they're being effective in a measurable way, so unless you're being creative in a specific and controlled fashion, it's a distraction.