![]() ![]() Six of the habits align very well with the 4 C’s:ġ. In their book, Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education, authors Lois Hetland and Ellen Winner discuss how arts can promote eight habits of mind. He then discusses the “tools for thinking” (empathizing, pattern recognition, and synthesizing) that enable these scientists to have innovative breakthroughs. In Robert Root-Bernstein’s work, “ Arts Foster Scientific Success,” he shows that engaging in arts was a good predictor of future innovation for Nobel laureates. Here are some more nuances to this message: Rather it is words like “problem solving,” “motivation,” and “originality.” Being more specific in our message will help others understand what it is that we do. The California standards have an entire strand dedicated to creative expression, but you’ll notice that the word “creativity” does not appear. the creative habit, and some research you can use to back up this advocacy message.įirst, if you want some specific examples of how the arts teach creativity, look to your state standards. So, here I offer a distinction about creation vs. When claiming this monopoly on creativity, I think we need to refine our message. ![]() I want to add to Mark and Eric’s sentiments that we need to be careful about the claims of arts education teaching the 4 Cs (critical thinking & problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity & innovation). ![]()
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