Within some students, creativity lies like a seed seeking nurture and friendly environment. As an organizing, directing, confining presence, the college can stifle creative impulse and destroy its energy. Teachers should be sensitive enough to recognize creative spirit, and tactful enough to keep it alive. (AD)

The paucity of meaningful academic experiences for potentially or highly creative individuals prompted researchers and performing artists to meet and discuss the implications for creative opportunities in higher education. A truly creative person is thought to be independent, innovative, flexible, with a highly developed sense of the theoretical…

A consideration of seven "necessary freedoms" which, the author maintains, composition classes typically do not provide for students. (RD)

This document presents curriculum guidelines intended for use as a recommended curriculum for children attending early childhood programs in Oklahoma. The introductory section describes critical characteristics of quality early childhood programs, noting that early childhood programs should be appropriate for the age, developmental level, and…