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Category Archives: creativity
Dumbing down is not an option
Yeah, I know I should be organizing my house. I’m really feeling run down with the cold I contracted from my daughter. So I am resting and nursing my health and blogging instead. *** I’ve wasted no small amount of … Continue reading
Gifted and Disorganized
This week has been a very slow work week for me. I contracted a nasty stomach virus last Friday night from my adorable students/germ factories, and spent most of the wee hours of Saturday vomiting and emptying my bowels just … Continue reading
I think it’s time to lose the guilt for our creative hobbies
From time to time, I read about someone inquiring about the guilt for indulging in creative hobbies that may have little immediate value other than the creator’s own personal enjoyment. A recent blog post over at Lisa Rivero’s titled The … Continue reading
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Dr. Kay Jamison on Exuberance.
I thought this was a very cool, almost hourlong presentation about Exuberance, The Passion for Life on Youtube from Dr. Kay Jamison. She has a great Q & A followup at the end for parents and teachers. If you made … Continue reading
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Fabulous TED Talks About Creativity and Education from Sir Ken Robinson
If you haven’t seen these videos from Sir Ken Robinson, I highly recommend that you do. I saw his recent book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything at the bookstore yesterday and…I passed on it. I actually inwardly … Continue reading
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