Every children is creative in their own way, every one of them are unique and special. As parents, we often wonder if our kids are gifted with great creativity or otherwise when they are born. Although I have to admit that people who are found to be creative are born inherited; little do we being made aware that one can actually learn to be innovative and creative through a lot of curriculum learning today.
Academic excellence alone is not enough to fulfill the challenging needs of the society and it does not guarantee the success of any individual in the long run. Instead, it is the ability of those who have achieved the high standards of creativity which will ultimately survive in the long run.
Today world renowned creative learning schools fostering creative learning for the young by introducing a lot of creative curriculum based on the concepts on the multiple forms of intelligence shared by Howard Gardner, world famous editor’s classic works in 1993.
1. Linguistic and logical mathematical
Excellent logical mathematical intelligence which can be enhanced through the process of measuring, estimating and counting in these schools.
2. Musical and Visual-Spatial intelligence
one with great musical creativity which is fostered through the listening of songs or musical instruments with rhythms; while Visual-Spatial intelligence is the ability to utilize a variety of artistic techniques and materials to produce the finishing art products, such as drawing, painting, mosaic, sculpture and fabric arts.
3. Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence
The ability to build children creativity and imagination through the physical movement such as dancing to a variety of music or role playing performance portraying animals or other artists.
4. Interpersonal intelligence
The capacity to understand and appreciate the feelings of others well. This intelligence helps to ease and facilitate the working relationship with multiple levels of people in one’s community and the business world. People with good interpersonal intelligence normally are well adored by his group of friends and peers.
5. Intrapersonal Intelligence
The ability of an individual to comprehend the feelings of one thoroughly and completely. This helps the individual to seek for what he is best with he most suitable career, pastimes, life-style for him or herself.
Teachers have been taught to teach and encourage creativity since young. It is a process where to some degree, the tutors need to forego their autonomy and let the children take control, so that the young generation can freely expose their skills, and potential talents and their desire in many different areas. It has been suggested that teachers or tutors should;
a. Create and provide a learning environment where these young learners can play while exploring the unknown with their curious mind unlimitedly.
b. Adapt and accept to the children’s idea instead of confining them to listen to what their elderly have in mind always
c. Introduce the concept of creative problem solving in their curriculum for solving any issues right from those can be found in everyday’s life.
d. Emphasize on the process of learning and not on the product itself, for the experiences of exploration and brainstorming and experimentation that have been put in for creating these products are way more valuable.
e. Always approach the children with open-ended questions. This allows the children to have their imagination run wild and you will be amazed by how diversified these answers will be from the children.
f. Teachers should respect children ideas and try to let go of issues and let them have the freedom to settle these problems themselves through their own creative way.