When you think of creativity , what comes to your mind? Maybe you remember painting a picture, or you think of a special piece of music that you listened to or maybe even composed yourself. At some point, at least one of your teachers probably said something like “Let’s be creative!”. Then, it was up to you to decide how to work on a task. What makes creative projects truly special is that, in the end, each of your classmates creates something unique. But have you ever heard your math teacher encourage you to be creative? We guess that the answer is “No”. Why is it generally thought that creativity is so important in arts, but not in math? That is the question we are going to explore in this article. By taking a closer look at some examples of math tasks, we will describe four abilities that you need to be creative in math.
When you think of creativity, what comes to your mind? Maybe you remember painting a picture, or you think of a special piece of music that you listened to or maybe even composed yourself. At some point, at least one of your teachers probably said something like “Let’s be creative!”. Then, it was up to you to decide how to work on a task. What makes creative projects truly special is that, in the end, each of your classmates creates something unique. But have you ever heard your math teacher encourage you to be creative? We guess that the answer is “No”. Why is it generally thought that creativity is so important in arts, but not in math? That is the question we are going to explore in this article. By taking a closer look at some examples of math tasks, we will describe four abilities that you need to be creative in math.