How Creative Are You?
“I`m not a very creative person”. You can hear such a phrase rather often nowadays. What does it mean? Too much criticism or a real fact? What is, if you haven`t had an original idea in years? Does it prove that you are an ordinary person without any talent?
Is it possible to learn to be creative?
A lot of people of various ages doubt about their creative abilities. There are many children among them. In this situation a good teacher can help them. The experts on creative thinking have carried out some special suggestions that might be helpful. According to these researchers children can learn to be more creative. As most of parents are busy working teachers are to analyze some creativity tips and recommend them to their pupils.
Brainstorming.
This method may help a child to come up with creative ideas. A teacher should ask his pupil to write down every idea that comes to his pupil`s head. A child shouldn`t be afraid to express his ideas even if they seem to be silly or crazy. It`s very important to persuade a child not to judge his ideas. Judging or criticism might make a child freeze up. In the atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding a pupil can relax and allow his mind to be playful. Only after making a long list of ideas a teacher and his pupil can discuss them all and then choose the best one.
Getting ideas from the things around you.
People prove to be not very observant and quite often cannot say what surrounds them. A teacher can ask his pupil to look around more carefully. If a pupil keeps his eyes open he will be able to see a lot of traditional things that will turn out to be unexpectedly new. A pupil should try to combine ideas that already exist.
Breaking the rules.
There are a lot of rules that regulate our life, but constant sticking to rules may prevent a child from coming up with new ideas. If a child doesn`t want to stay within the rules, that no longer make sense, if he is not afraid of breaking them, he is sure to become a creative person. Thomas Edison once said: ”Genius is ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent of inspiration”. So, if you want to become a genius, work hard and don`t give up.