Imagine That!

Annals of Ordinary and Extraordinary Genius
by Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein

Can Creativity Be Taught?

By Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein on April 22, 2011 in Imagine That!

Many states have begun calling for tests of student creativity. The only reason to test for creativity in schools is to teach it. But can creativity be taught? We don’t think so…. Read More

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Michele and Robert Root-Bernstein

Robert and Michele Root-Bernstein are co-authors of Sparks of Genius, The 13 Thinking Tools of the World's Most Creative People (Houghton Mifflin, 1999).

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