I have never agreed with people who say that we cannot learn or teach the creative arts. since I believe that creativity is part of every human experience, I cannot support the idea that there are only a few creative souls. We all have the creative spark--the fact is that our society does much to dampen our creative enthusiasm . Sometimes teachers are guilty of discouraging students by telling them that they have no talents. To borrow a phrase that Pope Francis has used in another context--WHO AM I TO JUDGE.
We all have talents --the job of teachers is to help those who are in their classes to discover their talents and nurture them. Self-expression is not meant only for the best--it is for everyone. Remember in the New Testament the story of the talents--Jesus speaks most against the person who buries his talent in a field--That is the only wrong thing to do with talent--to bury it and not use what you have been given. by God or by Nature or just your unique DNA expressing itself. You pick your belief --but it all adds up to the fact that you are the keeper of your talents. USE THEM UP..
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