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I absolutely love all of the emphasis on mindsets these days. There are growth mindsets (which I discuss in The Educator with a Growth Mindset: A Staff Workshop) and maker mindsets (which I discuss...
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Beth Dichter's insight:
We often hear of growth mindset and fixed mindset. Is there also a creative mindset? Jackie Gerstein suggests that there is a creative mindset in this post. Why? If a mindset is defined as "ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation" there is a list of "ideas and attitudes" that may be part of a creative mindset. The visual above provides Gerstein's list of some items she considers important for a creative mindset. The list is also below.
* Believes in one's own creativity
* Embraces curiosity
* Suspends judgement - silences the inner critic
* Tolerates ambiguity
* Persists even when confronted with skepticism and rejection
* Taps into childlike imagination; a child's sense of wonder
Each of these is described in more detail and links to additional resources are provided. There is also a short discussion conditions necessary to facilitate creative mindset in a classroom.
We must stop educating students out of their creativity and foster an environment that celebrates the creative genius of the students entrusted to our care.