Some subscribers to Phys-L and Physoc might be interested in a recent
post "Re: Creativity (was IBM Global CEO Study)" [Hake (2010)].
The abstract reads:
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ABSTRACT: Jerry Eads in an EDDRA2 post of 2 August, pointed out that:
1. A recent report "IBM Global CEO Study" based on interviews with
1,541 CEOs, managers and public sector leaders in 60 countries and 33
industries, indicated that "The single most important characteristic
CEOs say they need in their leaders is: CREATIVITY. "
2. "We are embarking on a 'national curriculum' literally built on
constructs developed in the 18th century, pooling state resources to
develop yet more tests that might enable attention on a broader range
of students yet still focus primarily on 'basic skills' (that's what
we know how to measure). but. . . . BUT THEY ARE NOT SUFFICIENT.
We've heard over and over and over that U.S. higher education is
valued more than any other in the world because it produces creative
graduates, yet we continue to do our best to ignore that need in K-12
policy. "
Some 80 years ago Louis Paul Benezet, at the time superintendent of
schools in Manchester, New Hampshire, had ideas similar to those of
Eads - see e.g., The Benezet Centre <http://bit.ly/926tiM>.
Unfortunately, Benezet's work has been all but forgotten.
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REFERENCES [URL's shortened by <http://bit.ly/>]
Hake, R.R. 2010. "Re: Creativity (was IBM Global CEO Study)," EDDRA2
post of 10 August 2010 10:38:00-0700; online at
<http://yhoo.it/ajWhOR>.