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A 3 page research paper/essay that discusses the nature of creativity and critical thinking. The writer relates a personal change in perspective that affected the way to approach to elementary art education. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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stability" rather than engaging in "risk taking" or engaging in "deeper critical thinking" processes (Walker 6). On the other hand, artists who arrive at works that are new and inventive
tend to push their thinking further, "rejecting repetitions of past artmaking, seeking the novel and the original over the reliable and the safe" (Walker 6). These artists raise questions, thinking
critical and embrace contradictions as part of the creative process (Walker 6). The ability to think critically and to approach the classroom with avid curiosity is acknowledged to be crucial
to artistic success, but the question remains as to how these qualities are generated? I used to think that, as an art educator, I should be "in charge" and
direct my elementary students on what to do and how to do it. In many ways, my experience mirrored that of Janet Olson, who writes that at the beginning of
her teaching career, she was the "problem solver and the artist, so to speak, and my students were the tools" (Olson 33). Using this paradigm, Olson says that her students
were primarily evaluated on "how well they were able to follow directions" (Olson 33). Also like Olson, my orientation began to change on encountering the work of Viktor Lowenfeld
and his analysis of the stages of artistic development (Olson 33). Following Lowenfelds ideas leads to teachers directing their focus to the student, rather than simply dictating the "sequence of
hands-on activities" (Olson 33). This is the sort of art instruction that leads to the development of critical thinking and, thus, to creativity. Lowenfeld points out that children draw from
their personal experiences, that is, they draw what they know and understand (Olson 33). In other words, a work of art is not just an abstract representation of something,
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