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A Teacher's Role in Cultivating Creativity

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Name one or two people you consider creative and describe how some of their skills match with those identified in early childhood. Next, describe the teacher's role in affecting the creative process in an early childhood classroom.

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Montessori, Leonardo da Vinci, and Ernest Hemingway are just a few examples of creative people discussed, along with skills and trades where they can be found. Materials and tips for educators are indicated.

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Steven Spielberg is incredibly creative, with vivid imagination, just as young children have a great imagination.

The first person that comes to mind, regarding being highly creative, is Thomas Edison. Just like many who are very creative, like artists (Leonardo da Vinci, Ernest Hemingway) they are often misunderstood and mischaracterized as lazy, sidetracked and doing many tasks and might not stay focused on one.

In my examples, several different trades are inferred ...

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