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Imagine that!- Childhood Collecting: A Neglected Connection between Playing and LearningYou don’t hear much about collecting in school now-a-days. But a century ago psychologists and educators took the collecting habit in children seriously – and pondered how to use it to advantage in the classroom. read more […]
- Gifted and Talented People (and Programs) Need Help!Many people believe that talent will out, that gifted students are invariably mature, motivated and focused enough to develop on their own. No way!read more […]
- The Empathizing Dilemma, or Confessions of the Eagle-Cam AddictLike many thousands of people, this spring we found ourselves obsessively watching a pair of eagles raise their young. Responding emotionally to the trials and tribulations of eagle life, we found ourselves smack dab in the middle of the empathizing dilemma.read more […]
- The Collection Connection to CreativityDo you collect anything? Coins? Stamps? Butterflies? Art? Fine wines? Could your hobby potentially make you more creative? read more […]
- Teaching the Creative ProcessCreativity is not a “you have it” or “you don’t” kind of thing. It isn’t a personality trait. It’s not a “one size fits all” habit of mind. It’s not, simply, a set of skills to test for or a roster of art classes. So what’s a society to do? Especially one committed to constant innovation? read more […]
- Do Arts Teach Creativity?Massachusetts and California want to mandate teaching creativity and testing for its outcomes. Maybe your state does, too. In our last post we challenged whether creativity can be taught. In this one, we challenge the measures these states intend to use to test for it.read more […]
- Can Creativity Be Taught?Many states have begun calling for tests of student creativity. The only reason to test for creativity in schools is to teach it. But can creativity be taught? We don’t think so….read more […]
- What’s the Pattern?What do babies, birders and a set of fictional folks faced with a do-or-die puzzle have in common? Once again, we tease out an imaginative thinking tool fundamental to human cognition and creativity. read more […]
- Childhood Collecting: A Neglected Connection between Playing and Learning
Tag Archives: Love
The Kiss – Hear my Heart Beat
Mounting Options Plain – No Matte $10.00 Black Matte $18.00 White Matte $18.00 The image is shown here in a black matte. Description: The Kiss – Romantic picture of young Man and woman engaging in a passionate kiss. “The Kiss Read more
The Date – Waterfall Rendezvous
Mounting Options Plain – No Matte $10.00 Black Matte $18.00 White Matte $18.00 The image is shown here in a black matte. Description: The Date – Romantic picture of young Man and woman about to kiss near waterfall. “The Date Read more
Wild at Heart – Two Horses Kissing
Mounting Options Plain – No Matte $10.00 Black Matte $18.00 White Matte $18.00 The image is shown here in a black matte. Description: Wild at Heart – These two horses share a sweet kiss. “Wild at Heart – Two Horses Read more
Romance Show sizzling hot in Kingston, NY
Acrylic painting by Deanna Yildiz (née Knauth) About the painting, “Wild at Heart” I painted this painting because I was thinking how rare it is to see horse couples and even when I do, I wonder if they have a Read more
