New World Kids: Producing Creative And Capable Kids

Parents always want the best for their kids. That means wanting them to grow up capable and ready to take the challenges that is in store for them in the future. With the trend our society is experiencing these days (highly capable cellular phones, high definition viewing, state of the art satellite dish, etc.), we see that the future will basically require kids to be armed with creativity to succeed. That is why it is pertinent, more than ever, to develop our kids' creativity. Parents who do so are ensured that their kids will be at the top their game when it is time for them (kids) to take up the reins of society.

New World Kids is an excellent way to help parents develop their kids' creative thinking. This book will guide parents in giving their kids the skill to be creative thinkers who will be an asset for and in the future.

Book Description

"Our society is entering a time of sweeping change when innovation is not just valuable, but vital. Today's children will be pivotal in inventing our future-and that future starts now, with the skills, tools and competency they learn today. Authors and educators Susan Marcus and Susie Monday offer an approach to childhood education that encourages creative thinking processes, the capacity to invent with many media, the ability to think across disciplines and a reliance on the imagination.

"Built on decades of applied research, "New World Kids: The Parents' Guide to Creative Thinking" (Foundry Media, 2009, 978-0-615-19060-0, $14.95), is a handbook for developing young minds to learn and grow in a future requiring visual literacy and innovative skills. Marcus and Monday demystify the often misunderstood territory of creativity, offering parents everyday activities to help kids discover their individual creative abilities.

"We tend to view creative achievement as a mysterious process, or another magical matter of talent," they write in "New World Kids". "It's not a matter of chance or talent or luck, creative thinking is a matter of focus and practice. Like reading, it's a skill that is learned by doing."

"Just as the traditional alphabet is used to teach reading and writing, the Sensory Alphabet-line, color, texture, movements, sounds, rhythm, space, light and shape-is the foundation of creative literacy and the basis of our sensory connection to the world. The Sensory Alphabet enhances a child's ability to understand, symbolize and communicate ideas, which are all crucial skills in our digital media world of pictures, icons, sound and video.

"New World Kids covers topics such as:

• The Sensory Alphabet: Nine essential elements for creative literacy;
• How to mentor children through the creative process;
• How to raise innovative kids for the 21st century;
• How to help kids find their creativity, passion at an early age;
• How to design your home as a space for ideas;
• Incorporating media and play into the learning process.

"Marcus and Monday were co-founders of the Learning About Learning Educational Foundation, a Texas-based institution that conducted applied research in creativity, individuality, media and play."

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