Carolyn CordonCreativity has many faces
August 13th 2008 23:14
I've been writing about creativity and read comments from others on the subject. As a poet and writer, obviously I value creativity. But creativity can be there in many aspects of our life. Those who claim not to be creative, in my opinion, just haven't taken the time to find their 'thing'.
If you watch a young child playing, that's when you see creativity at it's most basic level. Toddlers have to work at discovering and labelling and learning, and they have a deep inner drive to do this. They are creative because they don't know things like us adults do. They have to find something out for themselves or from those around them.
As a mother, I was sometimes driven to distraction by that constant question 'Why?'. Distracted, yes, but happy to answer the question, because I knew my son wanted to know. If he never asked that question, he wouldn't be the knowledgable lad that he is now.
The question 'Why?' gives a parent the chance to help their child learn how to learn as you explore ways of finding out the answer together. You could just tell them the answer, but it is more creative and more useful for the child to help them find out the answer themselves.
I know, of course, that is the longer way, initially at least, but the benefits flow on throughout the child's life if you encourage their creative and inquiring mind.
Take the time to check out the link here - It has more background on my journeys into creativity.
If you watch a young child playing, that's when you see creativity at it's most basic level. Toddlers have to work at discovering and labelling and learning, and they have a deep inner drive to do this. They are creative because they don't know things like us adults do. They have to find something out for themselves or from those around them.
As a mother, I was sometimes driven to distraction by that constant question 'Why?'. Distracted, yes, but happy to answer the question, because I knew my son wanted to know. If he never asked that question, he wouldn't be the knowledgable lad that he is now.
The question 'Why?' gives a parent the chance to help their child learn how to learn as you explore ways of finding out the answer together. You could just tell them the answer, but it is more creative and more useful for the child to help them find out the answer themselves.
I know, of course, that is the longer way, initially at least, but the benefits flow on throughout the child's life if you encourage their creative and inquiring mind.
Take the time to check out the link here - It has more background on my journeys into creativity.
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