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Worth the read. I usually (wrongly) associate creativity with the arts, but this article frames it as a crucial skill for effective problem solving. Is there a
by joelhaus 16y ago
Worth the read. I usually (wrongly) associate creativity with the arts, but this article frames it as a crucial skill for effective problem solving. Is there a more fulfilling way to learn a subject than solving a real world problem that requires you to understand it?
It was especially encouraging to hear how schools can fulfill the standardized curriculum requirements without turning the kids into zombies:
[...] they’d unwittingly mastered Ohio’s required fifth-grade curriculum "from understanding sound waves to per-unit cost calculations to the art of persuasive writing. "You never see our kids saying, ‘I’ll never use this so I don’t need to learn it,’" says school administrator Maryann Wolowiec. "Instead, kids ask, ‘Do we have to leave school now?’"
- jimbokun 16y agoThis is kind of like how Mr. Miyagi teaches Karate. They didn't even realize they were mastering the standardized curriculum, until they had already done it.