December 2011
7 posts
Teachers Don’t Like Creative Students →
One of the most consistent findings in educational studies of creativity has been that teachers dislike personality traits associated with creativity. Research has indicated that teachers prefer traits that seem to run counter to creativity, such as conformity and unquestioning acceptance of authority (e.g., Bachtold, 1974; Cropley, 1992; Dettmer, 1981; Getzels & Jackson, 1962; Torrance,...
“Try standing at a party of queer friends and charting all the histories, sexual...”
– Michael Warner (1999) The Trouble with Normal (via bodkins)
