Not all children have the same abilities. Each child has its own strengths and weaknesses. It is not necessarily true that if a child is weak in one subject they are also weak in the other. On several occasions children who fail in one area excel in another. There is need to help the children in areas where they are strong.
In creativity we employ our thinking as well as our hands. The mind chooses what it is interested in and will grasp the concepts of that very fast. The child is able to come up with different ways of dealing with a task that is of interest to them. Where they lack interest, they will be bored and probably will not even engage in such a task whole heartedly.That is why we view children differently in their respect strong points.
Creativity is linked to accommodation and constructivism approach. In a constructivism approach, children have interests in varying projects/areas, they are given chance to focus on that, they work in groups with the people who share the same interest, they are given chance to experience and discover for themselves, they share their ideas and end up creating and presenting something creative.
Accommodation allows students to focus on what is being taught but gives them some room to adjust to the task knowing that the students possess differing capabilities. While some are fast at learning and grasping concepts, there are those that take a longer time to do so. Creativity and constructivism let the students be in control of their own learning, accommodation on the other hand provides them with a task and guides them and gives them chance to learn and understand things in their own time, in their own way.
Yes Maggie, Creativity and constructivism let students be in control of their own learning. That is good in as much as it lets them develop at their own pace and in things they are interested in.Very few, if any, will drop out.
ReplyDeleteI agree Prossy.
DeleteI agree with you Margaret. We need to change from the "one size fits all" way of teaching and embrace creativity and constructivism which respect the diversity among our students.
ReplyDeleteWell said Patricia.
DeleteTrue Margaret they should be in control of their learning and be given enough time if they are to be creative
ReplyDeleteI agree Rehema. However, if we are still in this rigid curriculum, we may not be able to give them the time they need.
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