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I am a licensed athletic trainer currently working in the secondary school setting. I am also taking graduate classes through Michigan State to earn a Masters in Education. In my spare time I enjoy cooking, biking and creating jewelry.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Creative "I"- Variations on a Theme

http://kids.niehs.nih.gov/games/songs/childrens/twinklemp3.htm

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star                       Twinkle's "Creative" Parody_

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                        Creativity is nice
How I wonder what you are.                    Doesn't have a hefty price
Up above the world so high,                     Greco-Roman thought it luck
Like a diamond in the sky.                        Now we know it, no luck struck.
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                        Creativity is nice
How I wonder what you are!                    Need not have to sacrifice

When the blazing sun is gone,                  Shakespeare and Twain play the game
When he nothing shines upon,                  Why keep everything the same?
Then you show your little light,                 Tweak ideas already in sight
Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.                  Watch your new ideas take flight
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                       Creativity is nice
How I wonder what you are!                   Need not have to sacrifice

Then the traveler in the dark                    Creativity in motion
Thanks you for your tiny spark;               Based on knowledge size, an ocean
He could not see which way to go,          Fleming, microbes inspired
If you did not twinkle so.                         Useful colors did transpire        
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                      Creativity is nice
How I wonder what you are!                  Need not have to sacrifice

In the dark blue sky you keep,                The power for creation
While you thro' my window peep,           Fueled by imagination
And you never shut your eye,                 Deciding where to start
Till the sun is in the sky,                          Comes from body, mind or heart?
Twinkle, twinkle, little star,                     Creativity is nice
How I wonder what you are!                 Need not have to sacrifice

Discussion

It may show a little that this particular assignment was a bit challenging for me as I am not a wordsmith! Though I feel it carried an important lesson. We are, indeed, turning a knob on a song and are only limited by our own creativity. I feel enlightened to know that, yes, taking an idea and making it different simply isn't enough to constitute "being creative". But rather taking something and improving upon it to add a type of value that was previously non-existent.
I feel this is very applicable in my professional life. Take taping for instance. An ankle tape is an ankle tape is an ankle tape. Until, the athlete sustains re-injury while wearing the ankle tape. Then what? Tape tighter? Use a different pattern? (there are only a few "textbook" patterns). How about taking a different type of tape and adding this in to restrict range of motion, or better yet, assist with a particular motion.
I come across scenarios that could use this type of "creative improvement" on a near-daily basis. Though, I suppose I never looked at them from the perspective of creative problem-solving. I think looking through that lens will help me to better understand my problem-solving skills and to utilize them more carefully and accurately to ensure I am actually adding a "value" to a situation.


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