Fostering Creativity among Children in the 21st Century Classroom: The Emerging Perspectives

Since the dawn of the 21st century, the social demand for creativity has been steadily increasing in almost every field of human activity. Creativity is a crucial aspect of any personality. It helps to analyze things in diverse and uncommon way. Creativity is a unique attribute of humans and distinguishes us from forms of artificial intelligence such as computers and robots. Therefore, this paper provides an overview of the concept and importance of creativity among children, it also discusses the nature and characteristics of creativity and how creative children can be identified. Personality and behavioural characteristics of creative child are also outlined and some barriers to creativity are as well reviewed. In addition, some methods of fostering creativity among children were spelt out and discussed in detail. Finally, conclusions and recommendations were made that proper understanding, identification, and nurturing creative potential is relevant in education and therefore should be taken into account when developing education programs, strategies, and policies to achieve quality education for all children.