How Parents Can Nurture a Lifelong Love of the Arts

Autor/in	Haydon, Kathryn P.
Titel	How Parents Can Nurture a Lifelong Love of the Arts
Quelle	In: Parenting for High Potential, 6 (2017) 3, S.9-11 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Parent Role; Motivation; Incentives; Creativity; Art Activities; Art Education; Teaching Methods + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Parental role; Elternrolle; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Anreiz; Kreativität; Künstlerische Tätigkeit; Arts; Education; Art in Education; Kunst; Bildung; Erziehung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode
Abstract	How can parents more clearly understand what's behind shifts in motivation so that they may preserve their gifted children's joy and kindle a lifelong love of the arts? A shift takes place when intrinsic motivation gives way to extrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivation is desire kindled within. One who is intrinsically motivated is deeply engaged and enjoys the process. Extrinsic motivation is behavior controlled by outside factors, such as a promise of rewards or a fear of punishment. Harvard Business School professor Theresa Amabile has led several decades of research which demonstrates that creativity flourishes under the influence of intrinsic motivation. Intrinsic motivators include interest, enjoyment, satisfaction, and challenge of the work itself. There is interplay between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, and Amabile has documented this as well. The bottom line for parents is that the task at hand, and the work more generally, must be meaningful to the child in order to sustain intrinsic motivation over time. Parents can help keep curiosity alive by: (1) Sharing what they love; (2) Providing opportunities for their children to explore within the context of the arts; (3) Looking for classes that value process over product; and (4) Allowing children to pursue new types of activities. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Association for Gifted Children. 1331 H Street NW Suite 1001, Washington, DC 20005. Tel: 202-785-4268; Fax: 202-785-4248; e-mail: nagc@nagc.org; Web site: http://www.nagc.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01