In limits, there is freedom. Creativity thrives within structure. Creating safe havens where our children are allowed to dream, play, make a mess and, yes, clean it up, we teach them respect for themselves and others.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
All children have creative power.
A lot of great creativity comes from restrictions.
I found out that total creativity involves a certain intellectual rebellion - not to become a criminal, but somehow. to be totally creating, you have to do things that are a little bit forbidden. You have to feel free, and we know freedom is a hard thing to get.
When we, through our educational culture, through the media, through the entertainment culture, give our children the impression that human beings cannot control their passions, we are telling them, in effect, that human beings cannot be trusted with freedom.
What I think tailors the creativity of most people are the rules that we learn from the age we are very small - in school, our parents.
We have run out of creativity for children and teachers alike in the name of pushing up standards.
The creativity of childhood was often surrendered amid feelings of unworthiness. So the idea that others are demanding to be given it back - to be 'taught' - is disturbing.
Creative freedom is a huge carrot.
A place of freedom is the best place to have the most creativity.
We're allowed as adults to create a life that we like. Kids don't have that freedom.