Creativity isn’t limited to one thing, there are many ways to be creative no matter what type of minds we have.
By: Shaylin Bogart
The human brain is a rather complex and strange organ, which is responsible for signaling not only our bodies and internal systems to work and do as we want them too, but is also responsible for our thoughts and the actions we take.
All of us have such different ways of thinking, even on the same subject perhaps.
Which makes one wonder, what are the different ways people express their creativity?
Sam Guerra, ’28, says that she expresses her creativity and passion through baking and decorating cookies and other baked goods. Guerra says her brain is more logical because when it comes to baking she has to meticulously measure and ensure everything goes right for the baked goods to come out right.
Ms. Valisity Vargas, a Pre-Calculus teacher here at Redwood said, “I like when kids are creative, meaning that they teach me new ways to approach problems or new ways to connect to ideas.”
Both of these people have logical minds but both appreciate different creative outlets, such as the meticulous art of baking which takes time and precision.
Kyrs Guzman, ’26, he said, “I express creativity with just putting meaning behind every stroke I make on the paper I express it with my fun personality, and with moving my body in a way that feels right.”
Ziggy Garcia, ’28, says that her mind is more artistic and she enjoys DIY (Do It Your Own) and expresses such through making key chains, as well as accessorizing her clothing in various ways.
The creative mind can be a lot more difficult to map and figure out, but that isn’t a bad thing it just means that the multitudes of the brain are being expressed in wider branches than logical minds may be able to.
There are, of course, pros and cons to either brain type that people with these brain types have going on within that can’t be seen externally.
Ziggy Garcia, ’28, said “I wish my brain was more logical because I do a bunch of stuff that doesn’t make much sense, I want it more organized in there.”
Ms. Vargas, a Pre-calculus teacher here are Redwood, said “I’m both logical and very very type A, and so a lot of people are like, oh, that’s nice and organized and it is but I just can’t live in chaos and I tend to be really hard on myself when things are out of control.”
It’s important to remember that all of our brains work different from one another in a literal sense, for example some people have an internal monologue and others do not.
So we should keep in mind that we are all just human and we shouldn’t police and each other all of the time.
After all, everyone has different moral codes for themselves that dictate the way they behave themselves.
Mrs. Lizel Bettencourt, a Chemistry and AP Chemistry teacher at Redwood, said, “It invigorates me when I see a student produce something different than the way I would do it, I love that. When i’m like, oh, he’s a unique mind and usually the way that they can think differently means they’re likely to be successful.”
Shaylin Bogart
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