Monthly Archives: September 2012

Sep 20 2012
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As Children’s Freedom Has Declined, So Has Their Creativity.  New research suggests that American schoolchildren are becoming less creative.

If anything makes Americans stand tall internationally it is creativity…American ingenuity” is admired everywhere. . We are the most inventive country. 

According to Kim’s research, who is a professor of education at the College of William and Mary,  all aspects of creativity in the U.S. have declined, but the biggest decline is in the measure called Creative Elaboration, which assesses the ability to take a particular idea and expand on it in an interesting and novel way.

Creativity is nurtured by freedom and stifled by the continuous monitoring, evaluation, adult-direction, and pressure to conform that restrict children’s lives today. In the real world few questions have one right answer, few problems have one right solution; that’s why creativity is crucial to success in the real world. 

Odyssey of the Mind program for students encourages such creativity and elaboration. Start a program at your child’s school today.

To read full article:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/freedom-learn/201209/children-s-freedom-has-declined-so-has-their-creativity

Boredom

Boredom without ability to creatively elborate.

Sep 19 2012

Creativity includes “Talkin’ Like a Pirate Day!”

Yo Ho, Yo Ho, me hearties, today is Talk Like a Pirate Day! Time to shiver me timbers and conk on me noggin to get that speech application going! Ye will be made to Walk the plank! if ye are not talkin’ like ye should. Are you a lily livered coward? If I had me druthers, pirate costumes should be mandatory. Aye Aye Matey’s, do it or be thrown to the sharks!
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Sep 13 2012

Odyssey of the Mind and 21st Century Work Skills for students

Boca Raton, FL- Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announced that Odyssey of the Mind was featured on 21st Century Business.

Odyssey of the Mind is an international educational program that provides creative problem-solving opportunities for students from kindergarten through college. Team members apply their creativity to solve problems that range from building mechanical devices to presenting their own interpretation of literary classics. They then bring their solutions to competition on the local, state, and World level. Thousands of teams from throughout the U.S. and from about 25 other countries participate in the program.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fqzCIf5JOE – Part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GacGeCwvLmo&feature=related – Part 2

JL Haber, Vice President of Programming at Multi Media Productions, added, “Odyssey of the Mind is an exciting company with a unique mission. We are excited to have them as a guest on our program.”

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Sep 6 2012

Pins and Needles Micro Art by Willard Wiggins

This artwork is so small it can only be seen with high powered microscopes!  Wiggins artwork is something we got to view at Odyssey of the Mind World Finals in 2011 at the University of Maryland. What an appropriate place to share his artwork – at a creative problem solving competition.  It is so amazing! Talk about creative, innovative, and thinking outside the box!!! http://artstormer.com/2011/02/08/pins-and-needles-micro-art-by-willard-wigan/Image

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