Meet Braxton...
Braxton loves to draw. He sometimes even doodles on his homework pages. His teachers say that he has a hard time concentrating in school. Part of this is because the thoughts that are going on in Braxton's mind are far more interesting than what the teacher is discussing at the moment. Braxton has a wonderful imagination. At home he likes to build with Legos™ or create new ideas on the computer. Braxton is a visual-spatial learner. Instead of learning things in the traditional way, he prefers an approach that allows him to tap into his creativity. He needs to be able to utilize his thoughts instead of having information spoon-fed to him.
In the bestselling book, A Whole New Mind, the author Daniel Pink discusses how the last few decades have belonged to a certain type of mind-"computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, and MBA's who could crunch numbers." He discusses that as we are moving from an information age to a conceptual age, that the future belongs to a very different type of mind-"creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers."
It is our job as parents to further nurture the creative side of the brain. Next week Excel Achievement has several camps that can further develop your child's creativity. Camps start as low as $45 and include: Hike Sioux Falls, Bon Appétit, Shape it Sculpt it!, CSI, and Musical Chairs.
Let's work together to nurture this Whole New Mind!
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