The creativity crush doesn’t stop there, though. Curiosity, I think, perpetuates creativity. If a child has a question without an answer, they will probably create their own answers. They will continue to create answers, and test those answers, until they find and test a made-up answer that seems to make sense. They will also watch the older people around them to see how these people find their answers and they may try some of those options (look in a book, ask someone, etc.) Again, when children are put into classroom settings, too often, instructors will pose questions to children and immediately give the ansewrs. I cuts out the creativity of guessing.

OK, OK… I could go on and on about this (I’m very passionate about this subject!). See if you can find a book called “How Children Learn” by John Caldwell Holt. I guarantee that it’ll make you look at your children’s mental processes differently. It’ll also help you allow your own creativity to surface!