In chapter 5 of the text one thing that I really liked was the definition and explanation of the word creativity. On page 129 of the text the author states, "There are many definitions of creativity , which one is relevant depends whether you are looking at the process, the outcome, or the goal, and which cultural and philosophic views you are taking". I think this is a great definition of creativity because in my eyes creativity is just what it states, creative. Therefore, I believe there is no set way that creativity should be.

I really could relate to the case study at the beginning of the chapter because one time I had a professor that would allow us to solve our math problems differently, as long as it was a logical process and the outcome would be the same on different problems. By the professor allowing us to be creative it turned math, a subject that I hated into something that I found interesting. Mr.Stalvey was always open to any solutions that we had as long as he agreed that it would work in every case. His math class was very interesting and kept me on my toes because I was always trying to figure out new solutions to the problems we did in class. His class was unlike any other math course that I had took. In a way I think that his class gave me a new opinion about math. So I completely agree that creativity can make children open up their minds about various subjects.

One thing that wowed me in this chapter was the introductory sentence on page 134 which states that teachers might stifle creativity to push to complete the assigned curriculum. This statement wowed me because earlier in the chapter they stated that critical thinking and creativity can be tied together. This statement also wowed me because in my last reflection on chapter 4.I said the same exact thing about teachers being able to allow time for critical thinking in the classroom. I think that creativity and critical thinking may not be used to its’ capacity in the classroom because teacher have to focus on so many other things that they don’t have time to allow the students to be creative.