Doug Lemov's field notes

Reflections on teaching, literacy, coaching, and practice.

10.25.18 Thoughts on Creativity and the Arts From an Amateur

I have no business writing about the arts. But my middle daughter is artistic. She draws and takes photographs. And watching her learn has led me to reflect on artistic creativity. I note that while I love the arts deeply and feel strongly about students getting access to serious instruction in them, I am a dilettante…