

Humpty Dumpty and The Theory of Egg-cellence
For nearly two decades, I have spent a day a week (when I am not away on book or lecture tours) teaching creative writing to school children in economically disadvantaged areas. For nearly a decade I even served on the National Commission of UNESCO. There is plenty of evidence that teaching creativity and curiosity help STEM performance. Why does creativity help you understand how a cell works or figure out math solutions? Most children think science is a collection of facts