Much Too Bright: Fear and the Unknownposted by John HollandOn 7/14/2009 9:49:53 PMOn Friday I posted on my Facebook status, "John is getting up the gumption to paint again. It is scary like 7 year old thunder storm scary." The hardest part is getting started again especially when the painting sitting unfinished on my easel is not ...Read More
Much Too Bright: Much Too Brightposted by John HollandOn 7/6/2009 9:32:51 AM
In an effort to more fully integrate my personhood I have decided to start posting my art on this blog. I was inspired by my good friend Jose Vilson, an artist, writer, teacher, thinker, poet, and all around brilliant person. Jose has always posted ...Read More
Creativity: Four Apples = ?posted by John HollandOn 5/17/2009 7:28:44 PMSometimes I think of the teaching I do as training creative Jedi. Just think of me as Yoda for the pre-k set. From 3- 5 years old children experience a burst of creativity. Children are able to move from their imaginations to the real world seamlessl...Read More
Toys Dinosaurs and Sir Kenneth Robinsonposted by John HollandOn 3/24/2009 9:48:25 PMMy son has a lucky dinosaur. He keeps it in his sock drawer and pulls it out when we play board games. His mother says that when she found it she "knew it was his lucky dinosaur." We have started to move him towards considering that maybe HE is lucky...Read More
Burning Down the Houseposted by John HollandOn 2/23/2009 7:07:35 PMOn TLN and on my friend Bill's blog there has been a heated discussion of the role of creativity in schools. In a strange turn of events, I will support the opposite position for a minute. In our discussion of creativity it is important that we ackno...Read More