As a middle schooler I had the opportunity to go to a arts magnet school. At this arts magnet school we were instructed on what was in the box of need to know but were encouraged to use our creativity to think reasonably outside the box. Greene hits on this important conceptof outside the box thinking when she states that creativity allows us to draw new patterns in the created world. Furthermore she clearly identifies the main obstacles to using such creativity in the current classroom; our own habits. Habits are easy and predictable but new and exciting like creativity.
Greene further explains how we can branch out of those habits. What makes a great performer or a great story teller? Simple, the ability to empathize with the charactor they are portraying. Greene ecourages us to dig deep and think of a time when imagination, "released through encounters with the arts" lead us to new ideas.
Another potential downfall of this type of art use in school is the current grammar of schooling. With such strict criteria for passing and grade advancement how does our current grammar of schooling allow us to assess students who think outside the box?
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