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ERIC Number: EJ667718
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The Problem with the Power of Imagination.
Young, Linda Payne
English Journal, v92 n5 p15-17 May 2003
Argues that the real problem in schools and in society as a whole is not the lack of imagination, but that excessive imagination is running wild. Considers how someone whose imagination is out of control can still be a "convergent" thinker, believing there is only one answer or solution to a dilemma or problem. (SG)
Descriptors: Divergent Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Imagination, Problem Solving, Realism, Teacher Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Theme: The Power of Imagination.