Friday, April 29, 2005

Nine Creativity Killers Again

#1. I Kill Creativity when I encourage Renting (borrowing) instead of Owning ideas.
# 2. I Kill Creativity when I Assign Grades without providing Informative Feedback.
# 3. I Kill Creativity when I allow Cliché Symbols to substitute for Original or Observed Representation of Experience.
# 4. I Kill Creativity when I Demonstrate instead of having students Practice.
# 5. I Kill Creativity when I Show an Example instead of Defining a Problem.
# 6. I Kill Creativity when I Praise Neatness and Conformity more than Expressive Original work.
# 7. I Kill Creativity when I give Freedom without Focus
# 8. I Kill Creativity by Making Suggestions instead of asking Open Questions.
# 9. I Kill Creativity if I Give an Answer instead of teaching Problem Solving methods.