CREATIVITY OR THE FEW AND THE MANY

Abstract

One of the responsibilities of education is the discovery and cultivation of talent or the fostering and support of creativity. When danger threatens a society, the salvation always lies in the emergence of a few who understand the warning voice of history, acknowledge the necessity of change, and transform the fear into a sense of challenge. When, as at the end of antiquity, such men fail to arise, or, so far as they exist, are not supported by their contemporaries, decay is imminent. Therefore, we will discuss the characteristies of the creative personality, for unless the schools are able to recognize it in time and to stimulate it, they kill the most precious elements in their society. How often have they done so!