Robinson states that divergent thinking is "not the same as creative thinking" but that it is an "essential capacity for creativity." Milena SegalMany believe that people are born with an innate level of creativity that is subsequently influenced by the environment in which they are raised. Schools are one of the most influential environments where people spend an average of eight hours a day, whether it is a public, private or home school environment children are exposed to shaping their creativity. As students, parents and even teachers we do not realize the effects that the education system can have on one's creativity. The public education system is defined by two main ideas, what subjects are most useful for work and one's academic ability. So where does creativity go? Due to the ideals of the education system, creativity can be seen as unvalued or even stigmatized. Understanding the correlation between the educational environment and creativity can help positively influence the progress of the individual as well as their society. Before In the 19th century there was no public education system, it was created during the period of intellectual cultural enlightenment to meet the needs of economic circumstances during industrialism. The public education system was a revolutionary idea paid for by taxes, mandatory for all and free at the time of delivery. The education system was built on a hierarchy, where the most valued and useful subjects were at the top, as were one's academic abilities. Placing subjects such as mathematics, English and humanities as the most valued and the arts such as art, music, drama and dance as recreational and unimportant. As an educated... middle of the paper... person who is skilled or a creative genius in a certain area such as dance or music, he may not be as creative in other areas. As seen above, schools focus on areas such as mathematics and linguistics, to the exclusion of other areas. With this view, teachers' immediate reaction is to assume that students who receive the highest grades are automatically the most intelligent and creative students. At that time the idea of ​​public education was to obtain a degree which would then guarantee a job. Nowadays a degree does not guarantee a job, unfortunately this is the process of academic inflation in our century. With this view of the mind, the academic system divides everyone into two academic groups, those known as intelligent and the non-academic, who are seen as unintelligent or uneducated. For this reason many bright and intelligent people think not.