Starko: Chapter 4

Thinking About the Classroom

“Creative efforts are not always accepted by the field at the time they are initiated. Make a bulletin board of Great Failures to help students understand that new ideas are not always immediately appreciated” (Starko, 2011, p. 67).

I am not one who tries new things. I like to stay in my comfort zone. Being rejected is out of my comfort zone. It is also out of many students’ comfort zones. A bulletin board showing how people were not appreciated and failed would encourage students to strive for their goals. They may be more apt to take risks knowing that people can be successful. Everyone has a story to tell regarding risks. I would have the students write about a time they took a risk. Why was this situation considered a risk? What was the result? After, I would have an assignment where it gave students an opportunity to take a risk regarding school.