Living With Live Wires

Creative performance is often viewed as a solitary occupation. In reality, people often work in groups and should be encouraged in gifted children.

Collaboration can spur creativity. Teachers can encourage children to learn by example by collaborating with creative people.  (Sternberg)

Creative collaboration can help social skills when activities are guided so that everyone’ contribution is valued. As a class activity, it can increase trust for the introverted students to feel more comfortable sharing their ideas with other and with extroverted students to see it is acceptable and preferred for them to be themselves and not just conform to peer expectations.