It's pretty widely accepted that to get good at something you have to practice it. You gotta study music to be a good musician, math to be a good scientist, writing to be a good writer, whatever.
But it's also pretty widely accepted that some jobs need a creative mind to pull them off. Now, you'll find no end of classes that'll teach you composition or grammar or design, but I don't think I've ever seen a class that teaches someone the basics of being creative - why is that, though? Is creativity (In comparison to, say, intelligence or obedience) undervalued and thus not a teaching priority? Is it too much effort, too much cost, for a "class on creativity" to be a widespread thing? Is it too undefined and subjective? Or is it simply impossible to teach, an intrinsic trait that can only be worked with, not improved? Or some other reason entirely?
What do you think?
But it's also pretty widely accepted that some jobs need a creative mind to pull them off. Now, you'll find no end of classes that'll teach you composition or grammar or design, but I don't think I've ever seen a class that teaches someone the basics of being creative - why is that, though? Is creativity (In comparison to, say, intelligence or obedience) undervalued and thus not a teaching priority? Is it too much effort, too much cost, for a "class on creativity" to be a widespread thing? Is it too undefined and subjective? Or is it simply impossible to teach, an intrinsic trait that can only be worked with, not improved? Or some other reason entirely?
What do you think?