#3 Creativity

After class, I was thinking about how different my definition of creativity was compared to the others; basically taking nothing and creating something. But this is also how I use creativity in my classroom. I am thinking more about my future classes and how I will inspire creativity within the classroom. Creativity is an amazing skill to have with the kitchen. Being able to a simple ingredient and transform it into something magical, dressing up plates into pieces of visual art. Creativity is limitless in the kitchen and should be highly encouraged and used. Within ProStart we will be using our creativity skills a lot. The kids will constantly be given a set of ingredients and be asked to interpret them as they wish, turning their ingredients into a entree, appetizer, and dessert. The kids will be given opportunities to explore functionality and flavor profiles of individual ingredients to create new and inspiring dishes.