Ha. That's a good one. While the teacher said to draw whatever comes to mind, she had an implicit restriction - that it is to fit on one page.
It's a good example of how teachers can limit themselves if they don't understand the subconscious limits they're expecting the children to adhere to.
So, here's a question: do more teachers need to learn how to "roll with" what students are creating rather than just say "that's not right"? Does creativity need to be treated more like a flow with a channel that is built over time rather than a stagnant body of water with obvious limits?
Ha. That's a good example where the teacher was teaching creativity with an implicit restriction - that it must fit on one page.
Some teachers could benefit by "rolling with" what their students are producing, guiding it along, rather than to be stuck by their own views of what is right. I've seen cases first hand where teachers have a stifling effect on students because what the student did wasn't correct according to their internal critic. (But the student had not even been made aware of all of the teacher's rules!)
So here's a question: do teachers (which could mean all of us) need to learn more about how to guide their students rather than putting up rigid road blocks? Just a thought. :)
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Ha. That's a good one. While the teacher said to draw whatever comes to mind, she had an implicit restriction - that it is to fit on one page.
It's a good example of how teachers can limit themselves if they don't understand the subconscious limits they're expecting the children to adhere to.
So, here's a question: do more teachers need to learn how to "roll with" what students are creating rather than just say "that's not right"? Does creativity need to be treated more like a flow with a channel that is built over time rather than a stagnant body of water with obvious limits?
Ha. That's a good example where the teacher was teaching creativity with an implicit restriction - that it must fit on one page.
Some teachers could benefit by "rolling with" what their students are producing, guiding it along, rather than to be stuck by their own views of what is right. I've seen cases first hand where teachers have a stifling effect on students because what the student did wasn't correct according to their internal critic. (But the student had not even been made aware of all of the teacher's rules!)
So here's a question: do teachers (which could mean all of us) need to learn more about how to guide their students rather than putting up rigid road blocks? Just a thought. :)
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