Metacognition: Creativity in Classroom

                While writing the creativity in classroom essay, I approached it in many different directions to complete the job.  My thinking is really abstract. When I write and think about the prompt I do not like to make a detailed out line. If I make an outline this out line is very broad. When I have a detailed out line, I feel like my knowledge and the ability to expand my thinking is very limited.  I usually go with the flow and write down anything that pops in to my head. Although this might be much disorganized I make many drafts for the final material. It surprised me to see that my thinking was this abstract and not very structured. I feel like I am a very structured and organize thinker usually taking small steps to finish the material, but I learned thinking in a structured way limits my potential.

                I like how my thinking is very broad in the spectrum and I am not very limited. Not having a detailed structure helps me think out of the box and makes my thinking more open to opinions and ideas. I would define my thinking as a maze.  There are many detours and details that I add to make my thinking, in this case the paper, more detailed and more powerful, but the end goal is to get to the finish line. The end goal of the essay is argue my thesis, and in many cases, I believe I do it pretty well. Not having a very structured thinking doesn't limit me, and makes me more open for ideas. It will help me think more abstract and build a stronger argument on a paper.

                Although not having a detailed structure to my thinking may work for me, I believe having somewhat of the structure will benefit me in the long run. It will help me achieve a different level of thinking. The structure can change the content.  Having a small guide line I follow for my thinking will give me the chance to think more abstractly. A detailed structure to thinking might not work for me, but a small guide line might help me understand and gain more knowledge. An intelligent thinker is a divergent and convergent in thinking. Having a small structure can help me achieve this and make me a better thinker as well as a better writer.