#nurturing creativity

If you follow my blog, then you know this is a subject I speak about quite frequently. Why?  First and foremost, teaching with radio theater is a marvelous teaching tool! When you really like something do you tell a lot of people? So let’s talk about the top reasons teachers succeed when teaching with radio theater! Temple Theater/Caroline’s Center for the Performing Arts My journey with radio…

The Artdog Quote of the Week 

Finding a way to value creativity in education, in the workplace, and in life, tends to ignite joy wherever it is found. Keep searching for new ways!

IMAGE:  Many thanks to Looney Math Consulting for sharing this image. It’s one of several in their excellent article, “Honoring Creativity in the Classroom.” 

When our oldest was young we were good at staying focused on her creative, imaginative spirit.  We were often busy trying to figure out how to fly like a fairy and why our brooms don’t fly like a witch, or playing hide and seek, telling stories, and exploring paint, scissors and glue.  We rarely focused on academic things like writing letters and reading sight words.  We figured she had lifetime of grades and tests in front of her.

Then she went to school and picked up those academic skills - fast.  She loves to read, loves math and science.  So now its summer, I remember how much I loved summer break as a kid.  But here I sit, worried about the dreaded “summer slide”.  Will she be ready for second grade?  Will she remember how to read a clock, understand fractions, etc…  I miss our old perspective.  So we are taking sometime tonight to reflect on this and to remember that we want to nurture and grow her imagination, creativity and sense of self.

Deep breath, smile, time for play!

The Value of Relaxation on Creative Work

This week my Freewill Astrology horoscope was spot on and hilarious. I don’t put a lot of stock into astrology but I’ve read mine weekly on FreeWill Astrology for years as I like the writer’s tone, and often the messages are useful and broad enough to inspire. This week my horoscope just told me to re-commit myself to truly relaxing, which was a very timely reminder as my schedule has been a bit…