The visual acuity of young children has a significant connection to their ability to express themselves artistically. For this reason, art teachers should attempt to induce their young pupils to observe their environment analytically. (CK)

Edited version of a paper presented in the Education and Creativity Symposium at the congress of the Australian and New Zealand Association for the Advancement of Science (Adelaide, South Australia, August 1969). (Editor/SW)

Students scoring high on creativity measures ( Creative Thinking Abilities") were found to be more susceptible to persuasion. Treatment: author fabricated report on high school activities; criterion: Attitudes Toward Guidance Programs." Data from a follow-up study using Children's Withholding Opinion Scale indicate a relationship…

Focuses upon some poetry of peace written in wartime and discusses the relevancy of a unit of such poetry to the concerns of modern youth. (SW)

The child's creative potential may be fostered in the classroom by (1) story-telling, (2) expressing interest in the child's attempts to write stories and poetry, (3) allowing freedom and time for the child's creative efforts and (4) helping the child to associate creative effort with pleasure. (NH)

The lack of an adequate conceptual foundation in mathematics appears to have hindered the scientific discovery process. The author cites several examples from the history of science and mathematics. Implications for inquiry teaching -- both science and mathematics teachers must cooperate in helping students acquire the appropriate mathematical…