A ROLE OF TEACHERS IN STIMULATING AND DEVELOPING CREATIVITY IN STUDENTS

Abstract

This article elaborates the influence teachers have students’ creativity. Prior to engaging in this elaboration, the article provides a definition of a child, phases of child’s development and an overview of creativity development in children in a pre-school period. The article also attempts to answer an important question: Is school against creativity as well as how can teachers stimulate and develop this quality in students. The author felt that it is also important to point out some of the characteristics of creative teachers and to some of the conditions in schools that can influence development of creativity (such as grading policy, active participation, students’ characters…). Instead of a conclusion, the article ends with a recommendation to form an institution for creative development, which would collect and examine teachers’ creative ideas, creative teaching solutions and ways teachers can stimulate creativity in students. A department within that institution would be for students only, and they could spend their free time there, during weekends and school breaks, doing something creative.