tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781401.post6936845999897638292..comments2009-04-06T04:54:14.878-07:00The Science Goddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02846516022505481326noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781401.post-64112806817373317292009-04-05T22:31:00.000-07:002009-04-05T22:31:00.000-07:00Prepare the soil, provide the nutrients, shower with pure rain...what else? Creativity will out.<BR/><BR/>Another thought...creativity comes in lots of different packages and in lots of different sizes. The only person who can judge when the creative person is "done" is the person themselves. <BR/><BR/>External expectations meant nada, but may cause an insecure creative person some angst. I'll watch the show and see what I think.<BR/><BR/>The person I most wish had written another novel is Harper Lee. How about you?<BR/><BR/>But Harper Lee is in charge of Harper Lee, and who am I to lay expectations at her door?Hugh O'Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07294517971286376134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5781401.post-13712660271585309522009-04-04T20:25:00.000-07:002009-04-04T20:25:00.000-07:00"How do we best nurture the creative urges of our students?" Wow. That's quite a big question.<BR/><BR/>The more I think about it (and I'll be thinking about it a lot more) the more concerned I am that school, as it exists now, does nothing to nurture creative urges and everything to smother them.<BR/><BR/>I'm lucky in first grade to have more freedom with my content than I had in fourth or fifth grade. But I still feel like I can't just follow where the kids lead, at least not very often. This is a huge, critical question.Jennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04725549451973770515noreply@blogger.com