Artistic Ability and Creativity
Lots of people talk about creativity but it is different from artistic ability. Artistic ability should of course be developed and nurtured. Arts in the public schools are very important and there is all sorts of research out there to show kids who participated in arts (visual arts or performing arts) score higher on test scores, do better in school etc.... Developing ability and skills to paint, draw, sculpt, play a musical instrument are awesome. Artistically talented people are creative, but you don't have to be artistic to be creative! Creativity involves using your skills, talents and imagination to find problems, develop solutions and solve problems. And creativity can be taught. Brainstorming for solutions, looking across categories for connections, elaboration and originality are 4 important components of using and developing creativity. And yes, creativity can be taught and developed.
Here Paul Torrance's manifesto for children. Let me know what you think!
1.Don’t be afraid to fall in love with something & pursue it with intensity.
2.Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit, & enjoy your greatest strengths.
3.Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the games they impose on you.
4.Find a great teacher or mentor who will help you.
5.Don’t waste energy trying to be well rounded.
6.Do what you love and can do well.
7.Learn the skill of interdependence.
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