I believe that all genial classrooms share at least five characteristics that guide their instruction regardless of content or grade level. These characteristics are (1) freedom to choose, (2) open-ended exploration, (3) freedom from judgment, (4) honoring every student's experience,… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
“The word creativity is closely linked to the word genius, since both words have the root meaning 'to give birth.' Essentially, creativity designates the… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
I’m alarmed that to think than modern science may be turning creativity into a medical disorder — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
“Children and adolescents, being relatively new to life, are naturally creative because they haven't been brainwashed, so to speak, by the conventional attitudes of… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
“A person walking into a genial classroom knows almost at once that it is a place dedicated to the celebration of learning and young… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
From the standpoint of education, genius means essentially 'giving birth to the joy in learning.' I'd like to suggest that this is the central… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
“We want to assist [students] in finding their inner genius and support them in guiding it into pathways that can lead to personal fulfillment… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
I believe that all genial classrooms share at least five characteristics that guide their instruction regardless of content or grade level. These characteristics are… — Thomas Armstrong Copy Share Image
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