We've had a couple of discussions about fostering creativity in kids. I wrote that schools weren't very good at teaching innovation, but it's not really their fault. They have to push 500 kids through a school day. If they let every kid do their own thing, then they wouldn't make it past the third period. I don't really expect schools to do much on that end. That's my job when the kids come home. 

Encouraging creativity in my kids is an important goal. It's not going to help my kids land an important job in the future, but I think it will give them a richer life.

This is a rushed post, but here are some of things we semi-consciously do with our kids.

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