The 3 Rs and 1 C of school
What's the true genesis of creativity? And the true need for creativity? And how can an educator/classroom/school/district/nation/world encourage it in our students? This evening at the Twitter #educhat forum on " Nourishing Creativity in the Classroom ," a lively discussion was had, and the conversation finally eventually led to what I believe to be the crux of the matter limiting creativity in schools: grades. Are grades and creativity mutually exclusive? Polar opposites? I should hope the answer is no, but I fear the answer, in 2009, may be yes. Or at least perhaps. First, one must consider the determine what creativity is before one can determine if it is being used and encouraged in schools. According to dictionary.com , creativity is: "the ability to transcend traditional ideas, rules, patterns, relationships, or the like, and to create meaningful new ideas, forms, methods, interpretations, etc.; originality, progressiveness, or imagination." Lo...