3.06.2008

Creativity 01

Here are some points from a lecture that I just attended by a gentleman named William Missouri Downs. Like most things there is a lot of dirt to dig through to get to the gold, but here are some points that are applicable to this blog.

In no particular order.

The arts are probably the least creative thing in America.
Creativity is seeing things that other people do not see.
We don't teach creativity we teach techniques.
Students do not want questions they only want answers.
Once ideas are elemenated creativity is elemenated.
If failure is not an option creativity is not an option.

Most of these points are things that I will talk about in the future on this blog, but is was good here them from other angles. Check back later and I will give a rundown of the talk by Ken Robinson.
Caleb

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1 comments:

serenity said...

"The arts are probably the least creative thing in America." I want to hear more about that one. And also, I'm so happy I'm a "cool people". And ALSO, email a girl now and then about how your play is going, would ya? :)