I just read an interesting article about the positive effects of incorporating boredom in your classroom. Last fall I wrote a post where I suggested a link between creative thought and movement (one of the reasons why you may have seen me and the Concert Choir students taking a brisk 5 minute power walk yesterday afternoon!) Others have also written posts this year that discuss these same observations about boredom. I think the author of this article says it better than I can, so read on…

http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec18/vol76/num04/The-Gift-of-Boredom.aspx?utm_source=ascdexpress&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Express%2014-15

So now I’m curious…what do you do to encourage creative thought?