Creativity and a bit of Imagination

Today, I thought about my dissertation. Then, my entire being groaned. Then I thought about doing

Creative Impulse by Kim e Sens

some more reading for it. In response, I died a little inside. However, I did do some reading, and I took some time to think and reflect, before throwing down the books and sighing in despair.

I want to base my dissertation around creativity, and what part it has in the classroom. Additionally, I want to research the ways in which moving image is used in Literacy to inspire said creativity within children's writing. I do find all of this interesting, but having had such an amazing summer, I feel slightly unmotivated.

Then I remembered this little TED Talk from Sir Ken Robinson that a friend of mine sent me on our faithful friend, Facebook Messenger:

This was my motivation, and it also made me think about myself and my own creativity. In all honesty, I have a huge imagination. I don't always let this be known, as it can sometimes be a little embarrassing. Sometimes, my imagination is so big that reality and imaginary form into one - even at 23 years old! (My birthday last Thursday was great, thanks for asking.) Often enough, this can cause issues with my outlook on life. There have been a few times where I have imagined having a fatal illness for so long that I suddenly believe I do and fall into a spiral of anxiety. Some of my friends like to tease me (all good natured, of course) about how I am so gullible, but the truth is: in my head, I am imagining that scenario they have made up to trick me and in there, it is not beyond the realms of possibility.

That, and I'm just plain stupid.

It's not all bad though. Having a big imagination is not always a hindrance. Without sounding big-headed, I think sometimes it is a talent to be able to create a whole different world, series of events and characters within the confines of my head. I grew up writing short stories, and now I live them by gaming and sometimes playing MMORPGS.

If I could, I would completely lose myself to my fantasy world, but I know that if I go too far in, it is hard to get back out again. I lose myself to the pretend, and my grasp on reality. It's a real problem for me, you know. I had to seek counselling for a while about it.

Anyway, what I am trying to say is...

I want to be a teacher that can use my imagination and creativity to motivate and inspire children. Maybe sometimes my ideas are not always realistic, and lessons may flop due to the fact that I didn't think about the reality of the situation before initiating the teaching, but I want to be able to show children that it's good to be creative. We need to develop creativity in children, so that our world can continue to develop in new exciting ways! I want to mould writers, artists, musicians and dancers out of my children. I know this is entirely possible, because, as Ken Robinson says: we are born creative - we just grow out of it.