| | 8 NOVEMBER 2022HIGHERReviewNURTURING STUDENT CREATIVITY!By Shefali Tyagi, Principal, National Public School In a knowledge economy where rote tasks can be completed by machines and almost all information is available with one click, students need to be ready to learn independently, adapt constantly, innovate regu-larly and solve creatively in every sphere of life. Creativity stems from imagination and keeping the fire of imagina-tion alive is imperative.Creativity and imagination aren't mystical gifts be-stowed to just a few blessed individuals, it's a skill that you can hone and develop. Creativity is a response, an at-titude that enhances the thinking process. Education and creativity may seem like an oxymoron due to a seemingly rigid system, yet it is possible to unleash creativity despite the rigidity of the structure. Thinking differently in a dig-ital environment to create useful solutions to challenges, is what students require to be trained for. It is interesting to note that every person is born with this ingenuity, the ability to think anew and give everything a new perspec-tive with divergent thinking. In today's technology-driv-en era inventiveness in the workforce has become an es-sential requirement to sustain in the long run and for that, an innovative thinking model is needed, hence the effect of technologies on students' creativity must be considered carefully. According to Collard, "Creative skills aren't just about good ideas, they are about having the skills to make good ideas happen".We must think of creativity as a skill, much like re-sourcefulness and inventiveness, it is less a trait and more a proficiency that can be taught. If we see it this way, our role as educators becomes to find ways to encourage its use and break it down into smaller skill sets. Imagination and creativity are the traits that fuel the future, and both serve to inspire students, hence, they must be integrat-Shefali Tyagi completed her education in Masters of Business Management from Dayalbagh Educational Institute. She did her Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sadhu Vaswani Mission's St Mira College for girls arts and commerce in Pune and she also has a Bachelor of education degree from University Of Jammu.Shefali Tyagi, PrincipalIN MY OPINION
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