The most fruitful place for a creative person to work is where he has the most helpful equipment, most stimulating associates, and most general satisfaction. Hence, brain power mobility must be fostered, not restricted. Mobility and drain into fertile locations are key elements in the development of world brain power. (Author/AP)

The author quotes passages from the first two chapters of "Genesis" to support four hypotheses such as that the stages of creative process do not occur systematically but are reported in orderly sequence. (MC)

There are a number of ways parents can help their child gain entrance into a gifted program: completing and becoming familiar with various rating forms; understanding that teachers may be inaccurate in creativity assessments; and claiming discrimination based on the child's age or incompatibility with the teacher. (CL)

Exercises are described to help junior high students understand the scope of non-fiction creative expository writing. The communication of attitude and context through language is demonstrated by an exercise based on "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance." (CL)

Presents a model for the teaching of a creativity component in an advertising course. (HOD)

Olympics of the Mind, designed for highly creative K through 12 students, uses the basic elements (defined population, identification procedures, teacher training, student instruction, and problem evaluation) of a varsity sports model. (SB)

To introduce right brain activities into the elementary school curriculum, science activities were generated for gifted children in which every item for investigation was made from a three-by-five card. Three major steps were repeated in developing activities: copying materials, adapting materials, and inventing materials. (SW)

Parents are given suggestions of home activities to stimulate their preschool child who may be exceptionally bright, creatively gifted, advanced in reading or advanced in math. It is recommended that parents use these activities in spontaneous play situations. (CL)

Argues that reinstituting humanities programs in the public schools can help prepare students to cope with a complex world. (FL)

Creative training and development of creative problem-solving skills for employees is vital if a business is to grow and flourish in the 80s. Trainers should allow course participants to learn creative problem solving as well as permit training to be the catalyst for changing employee attitudes. (JOW)

Discusses why junior high school students like comic books and examines how comic book art and visual narrative can be used in education. Copying comic book art can teach students several useful art techniques. Suggestions for using visual narratives to study science fiction, literature, folklore, and art history are included. (AM)