24.Creativity, inspiration

Q1 Do you think visual media (film, photography) is important in how news is presented?

Ans- Absolutely. As the old adage goes: a picture is worth a thousand words. First of all, it's important to incorporate highly engaging, newsworthy video and photos in a news release because they can grab your readers' attention and convince them they should stay and read on. Usually people often don't have time to read a lengthy article. I've heard that the average human attention span is only 8 seconds. So images and videos drive attention way better than any text. By saying better I mean faster. Also, using media is an excellent way to tell a more complex story. What's more, the content would stay in the viewer's mind for longer. Finally, images can be easily shared by other people, which means your story will be seen by a larger audience.

Q2 Should every child learn to play a musical instrument?

Q3 What are the benefits of children learning a musical instrument?

Ans- Absolutely... 'cause musical training has a lot of advantages. First of all, it helps develop language and reasoning as well as master a skill of memorization. It builds imagination and intellectual curiosity, develops spatial intelligence and promotes craftsmanship. Also, practicing with musical instruments can improve hand-eye coordination as well as help kids' self-confidence and self-discipline, so there is no doubt that learning to play a musical instrument can bring a lot of benefits to every child, many more benefits than developing a fun and relaxing hobby, to my mind.

Q4 What can schools do to nurture children's creativity?

Ans- Well, I think, first of all, schools can create an environment that stimulates creativity. What I mean is stock the classroom with a wide range of materials for creative tasks and decorate the classroom with a variety of unexpected objects to spark children's imagination. Secondly, schools can avoid things that are proven to stifle creativity such as reward systems and expectations, maintaining an attitude of non-judgment and acknowledging original ideas with positive regard. What is more, schools can provide students with choices letting them pick their own topics for presentations, projects and writing assignments as well as praising the creativity and methods used during the execution of the task.

Q5 Do you think art (drawing) can make a person more creative?

Ans- Definitely it can. This is because art makes our imagination work, encourages creative thinking and lets a person come up with their own unique solutions. It also boosts a person's ability to analyze and problem-solve in myriad ways, allowing for multiple interpretations and helping to invent new ways of thinking. So there is no doubt that art affects a person's creativity hugely.