This is the foundation of all problem-solving skills.
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| Original Photo by Theresa Keil |
First Published January 12, 2012
“…But out of limitations comes creativity.” – Debbie Allen
“Mr. Jordan! Over the weekend I filled up a cup with beads, taped the top, and made a shaker!”
This has been the most potent affirmation that I’m doing my job well at the Baltimore City school where I work as a mental health counselor and resident drum circle facilitator.
The student, we’ll call him Justin, had an “A-ha!” moment; an experience of his own creative identity- and he didn’t do it by sitting in a stale classroom.
Our 20th century society fed us a road map towards the American Dream.
Go to school for seven hours a day, sit at your desk, keep quiet and follow the rules. Get a good-enough job, work eight hours a day, keep quiet and follow the rules. Do this for a half-century and you will be rewarded with a retirement plan and the gold watch.
Although devoid of individuality and creativity, this worked well enough for a short time.
This model is currently failing and though it’s painfully obvious, students like Justin are still being taught under this outdated and limiting model of how their future should unfold.
The 21st century reality is quite different.
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