Re: article on creativity declining in students and things that can be done

[Brian LeCloux <neaguy@hotmail.com>]

Is there no institutional memory at Newsweek?   Aren't they always trying to promote standardized testing?   Now they tells us it hampers creativity development.
 
Brian

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> Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:37:16 -0400
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> FWD from AERO:/ This Newsweek article discusses a type of testing for 
> creativity. The test shows that creativity is falling among American 
> children. Other countries are trying to maximize their scores on this 
> creativity test rather than standard achievement tests. Later in the 
> article, it mentions a school that focuses on project-based learning 
> which encourages creativity./
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> http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html 
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