Post #22 – where ideas and creativity are discussed
How do you ‘see’ things? How do you react to the environment, people, and circumstances around you? I guess I’m asking more about what happens when you notice something, new or otherwise. How do you respond? Is it a considered response, or are you dismissive? Do you interact with the thoughts you have, or do you just continue on without distraction? Are we good at responding to prompts enough to think and wonder a little? Do we allow time, or are we too quick to dismiss the opportunities provided to make connections between things so as to move our thinking to another place?
I believe good learning comes from pause, from slowing down a little and looking at what we see and linking it to what we know. If we can’t link it, we should work at finding ways to do so, to find out how this new information or input can build our mental models or world view and expand our understanding/s. Any prompt should cause us to think, to have an idea which should provide opportunities for creativity. The process of being creative is a gift we all have and can practice, as well as encourage in each other, and our students.
Do we provide enough material for our students to prompt them to think differently, to wonder otherwise, to develop understanding? What does the photo below make you think? Would love to hear your comments…
Leaf impressions printed on silk
Word of the Day is, ‘arsy-varsy’ – completely back-to-front
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A pleasure to read your blog entries. Thoughtful and stimulating.
Thanks much