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Re: creativity exercise thread.......

From: Michelle H. Harrell (michelle_h_harrell)
Date: Thu Jun 29 2000 - 16:48:27 PDT

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    One of my favorite college professors- Carolyn Parker- began her first day
    of class by having everyone list as many uses for a brick (the kind with two
    holes in them) as you can other than building. She listed all the uses on
    the board. I like that it wasn't competitive. Then, she gave us a black dot
    about the size of a coffee can lid cut out of construction paper. She gave
    us twenty minutes (I think) to make "something" out of it. I made a hanging
    basket with petunias using the bottom as the bottom. It was amazing to see
    what others made.

    What I loved about the way she taught is that I learned more about myself
    that semester than any technique or drawing trick. Now that I think about
    it, I don't know why I don't teach MORE like that. I'm really enjoying this
    thread.

    Michelle H. Harrell
    michelle_h_harrell
    Southeast Raleigh High School
    Center for Accelerated Studies
    Raleigh, North Carolina
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    I find the idea of this thread fascinating. I would like to know how others
    discuss "creativity" in their classrooms and other tips, tricks, ideas to
    make kids more in tune with their creativity. Toodles.......

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