Does stressing creativity take away from time spent on developing more academic skills?
No, not at all. In fact, giving opportunity for children to develop creativity adds to their academic prowess. There’s a common misconception that if a child (or adult, for that matter) is doing something that is fun, or fulfills them in some other way that they are then not doing something that is worthwhile or “academic”. Fortunately, that is not the case at all and creative thinking will only boost academic skills.
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