Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking
Curricula in school often do not prepare students adequately for the kinds of critical and creative thinking that they will need in their careers and lives. Part of the problem is that the characteristics of real-world problems differ greatly from the characteristics of many curricular activities, a...
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| description | Curricula in school often do not prepare students adequately for the kinds of critical and creative thinking that they will need in their careers and lives. Part of the problem is that the characteristics of real-world problems differ greatly from the characteristics of many curricular activities, and so what the students learn in school about critical and creative thinking may fail when generalized to everyday problems. We suggest that extracurricular activities, such as in aspects of musical and athletic training, often prepare students better for real-world challenges. We describe the kinds of methods that can be used in curricular instruction to better prepare students for the challenges of the everyday world. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-844d4d55fa6845a7996d94e6ba67fe892025-01-24T13:36:20ZengMDPI AGJournal of Intelligence2079-32002024-12-01131110.3390/jintelligence13010001Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative ThinkingRobert J. Sternberg0Sherry Lin1Eric C. K. Nguyen2Department of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USADepartment of Psychology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USACurricula in school often do not prepare students adequately for the kinds of critical and creative thinking that they will need in their careers and lives. Part of the problem is that the characteristics of real-world problems differ greatly from the characteristics of many curricular activities, and so what the students learn in school about critical and creative thinking may fail when generalized to everyday problems. We suggest that extracurricular activities, such as in aspects of musical and athletic training, often prepare students better for real-world challenges. We describe the kinds of methods that can be used in curricular instruction to better prepare students for the challenges of the everyday world.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-3200/13/1/1curricular activitiesextracurricular activitiesmusical trainingathletic trainingcritical thinkingcreative thinking |
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| title | Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking |
| title_full | Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking |
| title_fullStr | Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking |
| title_short | Are “Extracurricular” Activities Really Extracurricular? The Activities That Matter Least in School Are the Ones That Best Teach Real-World Critical and Creative Thinking |
| title_sort | are extracurricular activities really extracurricular the activities that matter least in school are the ones that best teach real world critical and creative thinking |
| topic | curricular activities extracurricular activities musical training athletic training critical thinking creative thinking |
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