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=Welcome to the CE230 Creative Activities Wiki!=

Why is it important to attend a class on Creative Activities? Is this all about art and drama? Read what [|Abraham Maslow] says about Creativity:

//"The key question __isn't__ "What fosters creativity?" But it is why in God's name isn't everyone creative? Where was the human potential lost? How was it crippled? I think therefore a good question might be not why do people create? But why do people not create or innovate? We have got to abandon that sense of amazement in the face of creativity, as if it were a miracle if anybody created anything."// How will a focus on creativity help my students succeed in this competitive world?

Read what [|Dan Pink], author or A Whole New Mind says about [|"The Problem With Problems"]:

//"A quick thought about the disconnect between how we prepare kids for work and how work actually operates:// //In school, problems almost always are// clearly defined, confined to a single discipline and have one right answer." //But in the workplace, they’re practically the opposite. Problems are usually// poorly defined, multi-disciplinary, and have several possible answers, none of them perfect." The days of giving children worksheets with 100 math problems is over. We have to begin encouraging creativity, problem solving and imagination when our children are very young! I believe that you will see the importance of creativity over the next few weeks and discover that you are also creative!