Imagine a day when our children’s teachers are efficient but not empathetic, competent but not compassionate, rational but not creative. A day when the vibrant classroom mix of visual and verbal learning is reduced to monotonous fill-in-the-blank tests and year-end grades. As our nation moves forward into the Creativity Economy our schools may be forced backwards—toward a future where students are not taught the right-brain cognitive skills needed for life success. Read the Rest of the Entry.

Imagine a day when our children’s teachers are efficient but not empathetic, competent but not compassionate, rational but not creative. A day when the vibrant classroom mix of visual and verbal learning is reduced to monotonous fill-in-the-blank tests and year-end grades. As our nation moves forward into the Creativity Economy our schools may be forced backwards—toward a future where students are not taught the right-brain cognitive skills needed for life success. Read the Rest of the Entry.