O Reli?

03/04/2011

Just read an article (creative justice article.pdf)  about a study which found that teachers who did not enjoy school were more likely to promote creativity in the classroom.  They call this phenomenon 'creative justice' - in other words, they suggest that teachers who experienced creativity-diminishing environments at school try to right this wrong when they are teaching. Teachers who had great experiences at school see extra promotion of creativity as extra-curricular, and a luxury. Gotta say, I'm not sure I believe that; I enjoyed my primary education, am ambivalent about my secondary, and had a blast in my tertiary. But maybe I'm an out lier.
 Another significant factor was whether teachers felt like they knew how to promote creativity. If they felt like they knew how, they were more likely to value it. I guess this fits in with my point of view too.
Not a terribly informative article in the end, unless it is correct. In which case, might creative thinking be encouraged by ignoring it in schooling? That seems bizarre... think I'll just ignore this one.