为什么创造性解决问题很重要
雷切尔·德威特
日期
2016年4月11日
年轻人很聪明.
富有想象力的, 有创意的, 创造性和勤奋, the 学生s of today are beyond inspiring with their need to make the world a better place. 尽管困难重重, there are teenagers today who continue to pursue solutions for complex problems outside of their normal school day. 取 雷蒙德王 who recently conducted research on how germs spread throughout an airplane. Raymond found a way to stop this process from happening, 拯救人类, 还有医药公司数十亿美元, 时间和精力. 然后是 杰克Andraka, 谁在16岁之前, developed a non-invasive and cost effective test for detecting early pancreatic cancer.
Teen inventors are not as novel as some may believe. 15岁时, Louis Braille invented what we know as modern Braille; hip hop music was born from the minds of a 17 year old and a 12 year old; and, 超人, 自己, was invented by two teenage boys daydreaming and creating original stories. In a world where standardization seems to take precedence over originality, how can the education system foster 有创意的 problem solving in 每一个 学生?
Building 有创意的 confidence in learners starts by allowing, and even, encouraging, failure. 每个人都有创造力. 创造力 ultimately boils down to making connections in the brain. And, 每一个one can improve their 有创意的 thinking ability. 如何? 大脑是一个模式制造者. It creates patterns, recognizes them, and discards what is deemed unnecessary.
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看看上面的图片. 你能读懂吗?? It’s because your brain only needs to see the first and last letter in order to automatically hit that pattern maker function created by word recognition. So, 如果大脑是一个模式标记, and creativity is about making connections in the brain, 那么，创造力是通过默认或设计产生的吗?
Instruction spaces today have an opportunity to be active environments that center around respectful and rigorous brainstorming. It is up to educators to create a learning 文化 that empowers constructive criticism and 有创意的 freedom. Ultimately, in order to support these 学生s, schools should take lessons from Pixar in 创建一个 + 文化 在他们的辖区内. Students are naturally curious and insatiably inquisitive. These are two traits that should be championed among young learners, because those traits will push society forward into a new era of invention and innovation.
