Stimulating the Development of Creativity and Passion in Children and Teenagers in Family and School Environment – Inhibitors and Opportunities to Overcome them

Abstract

Developing students’ creativity is becoming one of the important goals of educational activities. This interest stems predominantly from the need of various sectors of the economy to train future staff, who will generate new technological solutions, which will be a vital part of the economic future of many parts of the world, including the European Union. The importance of staff creativity for social development is also being increasingly emphasized.A key role in developing the creativity of students in all ages is played by formal education. Teachers have become responsible for stimulating the creative abilities of students, shaping their personality traits and attitudes conducive to creativity, as well as for teaching students the skills of creative thinking and creative problem solving. School and family environment should “develop skills and install the spring which will elevate the student to a higher level of his development.” In order to do this, it is necessary to: take children's work and efforts they put into their own education seriously; elicit the knowledge acquired by students; convey knowledge which is a necessary raw material for creative activity; organize meetings with people whom students can see as excellent role models of creative attitude; and, finally, teach students how to take up efforts and persevere in their work, because creativity requires perseverance and long-term commitment.Therefore, it is worth knowing the inhibitors of creativity and ways to overcome them. This is a challenge parents and teachers have to face up to. It is difficult but not impossible.