Where Are We in Education: Addressing the Crisis of Identity in Education to Positively Affect Student Engagement and Mental Wellness

This article investigates the authenticity of student engagement practices and proposes some alternative approaches for meaningful engagement and collaboration across educational disciplines. The authors suggest that Critical Creative teaching methods are key, not only for authentic student engagement but as a way of integrating mental wellness, in curriculum and lessening the stressful effects of what have too often become “tick-box” measures intended to ensure collaboration opportunities are provided and rigour is met. The authors view Critical Creative teaching and learning as a matter of ethics and an approach to equity – an attempt to heal the disease of standardized education.