Educators at all levels need to reconcile rigor and creativity, and to treat them as compatible, coexisting dimensions of intelligence. |
Flooding academic courses with under-prepared students may have had the net effect of driving the rigor out of these courses. |
It's up to you to decide how much time to invest in which area, and what level of rigor or method to apply to match the quality level needed. |
Even more critically, he has an acute sense of how the rigors of instrumental training can actually squelch innate musical creativity. |
In that case, such a hypothesis would then have to withstand the rigors of both scientific method and peer review. |
Fluffed-up pillows, footstools, reclining chairs and welcoming couches go a long way toward reducing the rigors of the day. |