Chapter+7

Chapter 7. Imaginational Intensity
Do you think school is an institution that encourages imaginational intensity? Ellen: No! not at all. School forces everybody to do the same work. Devyn: No, not at all. In school information is forced into your head through memorization, and you lose it as soon as you finish the test, no imagination at all. Cam: N o because school gives you the same homework everyday that is super boring, and they give you no time to do anything that uses imagination. Tyler: No because if you daydream you will get in trouble. Grace: I think that school mostly encourages students to conform to one type of learning, and common opinions. Grant: Definitely not. Kids are punished from thinking of new and more fun ways of doing things, daydreaming, and thinking of things other than the strict school curriculum. Carrington: I agree with Grant's statement because a lot of teachers just want work and it mostly done one way. Emily: I do not think so, things are done one way, yet sometimes you can show the teachers a different way but this is definitely not encouraged. Grace Z: No, because teachers always do things one way, and like Emily said showing the teachers a new way is not encouraged. noah: No because if most people daydream they fall asleep Megan: No, you do what the teachers tell you, and they usually don't give you much room for creativity.

If so, what types of classes or teachers are more effective at encouraging this intensity? Ellen: Mr. Beard, because he just gives you an idea, and you get to take it from there. Devyn: Teachers that take this into their own hands instead of just doing their job and boring the kids. Tyler: If anyone Mr. Beard, Art lets you have imagination. Cam: M r. Douglas has good homework that is fun to do. Mr. Beard is also a good creative teacher. Grace: Mr. Douglas gives very thought stimulating homework with loose guidelines that encourages individuality. Mr. Beard also encourages every student to be different and explore different avenues of learning and life. Grant: Mr. Douglas definitely encourages a more fun work environment that lets students think for themselves and have fun. Carrington: Mr. Douglas gives a lot of freedom in his classrooms. Also, the art class is fun because we get to do art and it is a relaxed environment. Emily: I think teachers that encourage this intensity would be more like the teachers of art and music. Grace Z: Art and music classes because they allow more freedom to be imaginative and expressing yourself. NOah:art because there is no ron way to do it Megan: Art, because you get to use your imagination to create things, while in other classes you just have to learn boring facts that probably will never help you in life, depending on where you want to go.

If not, what things hold teachers back from meeting the needs of their imaginational intense students? Ellen: they make all of the kids do the same thing, which is extremely boring. tyler: They want everything of theirs to be done so they can have fun, but they don't get us, we want to have fun too. Devyn: Mostly just laziness, wanting to get to the next paycheck and not really wanting to deal with the kids. Cam: T hey think they have to go by the textbook and be boring so they do the same thing we have been doing for thirty years. Grace: I think that they believe that imaginational intense students are immature, and think that by forcing them to conform and helping them mature. Grant: I believe they are scared that venturing outside of the norm will cause students to lack. Carrington: I think that teachers think letting students do whatever is more of a chaos and that nothing gets done. This can be true for some though. Emily: I think that the need to get things done makes teachers not want imaginational intensity because it would take up their class time and is not on their schedule. Grace Z: teaching the same way for years and wanting to get through things causes teachers not to welcome much imaginational intensity. Megan: All kids have to do the same thing, and they don't give you anything to do that requires imagination. Just worksheets and tests and papers and all that stuff. Noah: the text book is boring and not imaginal

Would all students feel comfortable in a class that did encourage imaginational intensity? Ellen: No, definitely not tyler:I would.. But others might not Devyn: No, this wouldn't be immediately socially acceptable because of children looking to be cool saying it's nerdy to be imaginationally intense. cam: Yes everybody would like to have a class that is fun. Grace:No, the imaginational intense students would be robbed of their chance to learn their own way. Grant: Hard to say. Most would probably like it better than the traditional class. Carrington: No because some students like or even need to have order in a class. But I'm sure most students would like that class because a lot of people like classes like art. Emily: I do not think so because not all students are imaginational intense. It may however be a breath of fresh air from the traditional classroom. Grace Z: No, not all students would be comfortable in this kind of envirornment noah: no because not everyone learns the same Megan: No, because some students like to do boring worksheets, and would feel out of place and uncomfortable if they had to be in a class that encourages imaginational intensity.

What types of jobs or careers would be especially engaging for someone with imaginational intensity? Ellen: an actor/actress tyler:Artist. Devyn: An artist, musician, or someone dealing with having to come up with new things constantly. Cam: Artist, scientist, poet. Grace: Anything having to do with the arts, or jobs with design companies. Grant: Jobs like an artist, musician, or anything that lets them be them. Carrington: A writer would be the best because authors/poets used their imaginations to create an entirely new world and write about it. Emily: I think a career in music or writing literature would be especially engaging for someone with imaginational intensity. Grace Z: An artist, musician, author, or any other job that lets them use their intensity. noah:Artist Megan: An architect or an interior designer, because they get to use their imagination to create and design a space.