One of our family friends has been a successful dentist, veterinarian and a lawyer along with being stellar in politics and a superb classical pianist. Another friend has been outstanding in radio broadcasting. He also has expertise as a pilot, an engineer, an organist and as a trick rider all in his short 40 years.
I believe our two friends are very intelligent. I also wonder if more of our circle of friends( myself included)
tried to accomplish as much as these gentlemen, how much more could we command? "To be or not to be?"
"Intelligence or tapping into intelligence?"
The introduction to chapter three outlines three characteristics of human intelligence that are important in the understanding of creativity. They are:
*intelligence is multifaceted
*intelligence is interactive and dynamic
*each of us has a different profile of intellectual and creative abilities
Chapter three relates the story of Liz Yarlow, an acclaimed viola player, who was almost totally deaf. Her situation illustrates the great capacity of the mind to accomplish what seems impossible. The brain and its workings have long been a mystery. More discoveries are being made by studying the functions of different regions of the brain plus studies on the electrical processes.
Research has shown that the left hemisphere seems to control logic and scientific reasoning while the right hemisphere is related to beauty, intuition, and spirituality. all areas of the brain are interconnected and needed for successful results. It is very important for the brain to have a chance to develop abilities.
Understanding creativity can happen through looking at:
*the variety of human intelligence(multiple intelligence)
*the dynamics of human intelligence(holistic)
*the individual nature of intelligence(idiot savants)
In conclusion, the human mind is our greatest resource for the future and the present. "All individuals
have a wide range of abilities across different types of intelligence." We, as teachers, must find any way that it takes to help our students "thrive not just survive".
P.S. If you have time, go to www. kennedy-center.org/education/ceta and view "Changing Education Through The Arts Program!
Lynn, I love your point of helping our students thrive. If we can help them to believe in themselves, to develop mental confidence, and to be willing to work beyond their comfort zones in exploring new ideas, they will be likely to amaze us and themselves in what they can do. I believe we generally way underestimate the wonder of what our minds are capable of achieving.
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