I read recently that the Creativity Quotient (CQ) has dropped over the last ten years. That decline has been a concern for businesses who need creativity in this new technologically booming world. But we can't really blame the students; we as teachers must take some responsibility as well as parents, the system, and the political climate. Students produce what we demand.
As 21st century teachers, we must develop creativity by presenting challenging problems; providing opportunity for exposure to research numerous resources; time for incubation (resistance to closure), birthing the idea, checking it out with experts in the field, implementating the emerging idea, and evaluating results. That means we must let students go deep, rather than racing broadly through material. They must learn to synthesize what they glean and put the information/skills into meaningful contexts.
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