Submitted by Jeanne K. on Tue, 01/29/2008 - 1:04pm.
Jill,
Great job on summarizing the points of the book that stood out for you. I was drawn to many of the same things that you were including the chapter on creativity and like you, have found myself more willing to explore my own creativity since coming to Evergreen. What stood out for me about that chapter was the idea of excellence and how, like creativity, it can take years of hard work and sweat to become accomplished in a field of study. One is not merely born with innate talent that does not need to be developed.
I'd love to hear about how you can incorporate some of your learnings from this class into your work. I think if kids can learn some of these positive psychology principles at a young age, they can develop their strengths and resiliency in order to become better adjusted adolescents and adults.
Jill,
Great job on summarizing the points of the book that stood out for you. I was drawn to many of the same things that you were including the chapter on creativity and like you, have found myself more willing to explore my own creativity since coming to Evergreen. What stood out for me about that chapter was the idea of excellence and how, like creativity, it can take years of hard work and sweat to become accomplished in a field of study. One is not merely born with innate talent that does not need to be developed.
I'd love to hear about how you can incorporate some of your learnings from this class into your work. I think if kids can learn some of these positive psychology principles at a young age, they can develop their strengths and resiliency in order to become better adjusted adolescents and adults.