CREATIVE TEACHING: THE NEED OF THE HOUR

The researches show thatevery child is born with creative potential, but this potential may not be unfolded if care is not taken to nurture the creative abilities of the children. This article begins by stressing the importance of creativity in our life. It also highlights what is creative teaching by focusing on some principles of creative teaching given by NACCCE (1999) report and some other researchers to enhance the creative abilities of the students. Since teacher plays a dominant role in shaping and molding the life of the children hence he can apply a lot of innovative teaching strategies to nurture the creative potentials of the children. As such this article deals with different methods of creative teaching becausecreative teaching leads a child to give of his best to society. Key words: Creative Teaching, Brain Storming, Synectics, Analogy, CPS.