FAMR 230 Lecture 8: FAMR 230 WEEK 8
17 Oct 2016
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3 double spaced assignments (2 pages) extra credit. Middle childhood (cid:498)when ) examine myself and my methods of thought, ) come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for abstract thinking. (cid:499) With further advances in cognitive skills, children have opportunity to expand their creative potential. Creativity is defined as flexible and original thought. Background: middle childhood is period of not only increased cognitive skills. Convergent thinking: finding one correct solution to a problem. Creativity involves divergent thinking: opportunities to think in novel ways and take risks can foster creativity. As they grow older, children begin to create entire universes of reality in their play. (cid:499) Creativity is child(cid:495)s natural state, but something happens on way to adulthood. Surveillance: hovering over children and making them feel they are constantly being watched; when they are under constant observation, risk- taking and creative urge go underground.
