Creativity Now!:Fairy Dust and Grit. I taught in a time when standardized testing was not king, when teachers had time and space to think about students' thinking.
For some of my students, divergent or creative thinking was natural. For others, convergent or correct-answer thinking was an easier fit. At some point, it occurred to me that it was helpful for students to identify these two categories of thinking, understand their capacity to do both, and reflect on which kinds of thinking would benefit them at various points in their work. I also realized that all my students felt affirmed—and more fully alive—when they experienced creative moments. Uu2020. Faith Formation 2020 - Home.