{"id":83,"date":"2016-02-22T12:17:18","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T19:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/msoreziaksblog\/?p=83"},"modified":"2016-02-22T12:21:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T19:21:24","slug":"creativity-as-a-problem-solving-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/msoreziaksblog\/2016\/02\/22\/creativity-as-a-problem-solving-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Creativity as a Problem Solving Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Very few things in life come with an instruction manual, and when they do, it is because that object has a particular purpose. What happens when an aspect of our life is breaking down, not fitting together quite right or missing a scew? What do we do to fix these problems? My hope is that we have learned the skills and been given the tools to find a solution. The types of problems I am referring to are the ones that require critical and creative thinking, Creativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious Delight<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/i>gives the following example –<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 “At 19, Jean was homeles and a senior in high school. One cold evening he thought<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0that a warm space inside the school would be a more appealing sleeping place than<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0any he could see. Getting into the building was no problem, but onces he was inside<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 a motion detector would make him immediately detectable to the guard on the floor <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 below. Juan entered a storage room and carefully dislodged a bile of baseball bats. <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0In the ensuing commotion, he located a comfortable sleeping place. The guard <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0attributed the motion detector’s outburtst to the falling bats, and Juan slept until <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0morning.\u201d <\/i>(Starko, 2014).<\/p>\n

\"ps-ideal\"Juan was in a difficult situation and used problem solving skills to solve his problem. Creativity
\ndoes not only refer to art, music, dance. Being able to problem solve using creativity is an important life skill.<\/p>\n

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Teaching our students how to problem solve in a creative way is a lesson they will keep with them forever. Problem solving builds resiliance and allows us to solve a variety of problems we are faced with on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

Reference:<\/p>\n

Starko, A. J. (2014). Creativity in the Classroom: Schools of Curious Delight (5th ed.). New York, NY: Routledge. Retrieved February 10, 2016, from https:\/\/books.google.ca\/books?hl=en&lr=&id=WVciAQAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=how to incorporate creativity in the classroom&ots=PetEmz3qu7&sig=ECVxZvtigXL-BrLruHFkbnakRm8#v=onepage&q=how to incorporate creativity in the classroom&f=false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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