Long Island University, C. W. Post
September , 2010
When I hear the word creativity I suddenly feel stressed and overwhelmed. I remember only hearing the term used in Art class. I am not artistic, not even close. When the art teacher would say we were being graded on creativity I would think to myself “can’t we just color in between the lines or something?”. I had a teacher who would constantly tell me I was not creative enough. My ideas were never good enough. This fear has stayed with me and every time I hear the word I get nervous that I won’t do it well enough. Now that I have a better understanding of the word I don’t understand how my ideas were wrong or insufficient. If there were no specific guidelines and we were supposed to think outside the box how could anything be right or wrong?
Now I strongly believe that creativity is simply the first thing or thought that pops into someone’s mind. Every person in a classroom is not going to have the same exact idea or image come to mind at the same exact time. Therefore the way the individual thinks is creative. Every thought or idea is unique. Yes, some people may have the same or similar ideas but it doesn’t mean they are copying each other or that they’re not creative it just means that some people think similarly. Creativity has no right answer. It is what “floats your boat” or what makes you happy. There are no boundaries for creativity. Yes, some people’s creativity can get them into trouble and steer them in the wrong direction but essentially they are still being unique or different from others. I hope that thinking this way will someday rid my fear of failing at creativity.
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