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- Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
  
  This statement is consistent with my own educational experience. I was in the immersion French program as a child in Ontario and half of my day was in French and half of my day was in English. I honestly feel like I spent 6 years of my life from grade 2 to grade 8 copying verb charts and doing worksheets. Clearly, it has paid off as I am a French teacher and I have an excellent vocabulary and understanding of verb conjugations and tenses.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This statement is consistent with my own educational experience. I was in the immersion French program as a child in Ontario and half of my day was in French and half of my day was in English. I honestly feel like I spent 6 years of my life from grade 2 to grade 8 copying verb charts and doing worksheets. Clearly, it has paid off as I am a French teacher and I have an excellent vocabulary and understanding of verb conjugations and tenses. </div>
  
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John Kounios, Professor of Psychology at Drexel University and co-author of upcoming book Insight: Aha Moments, Creativity, and the Brain, the connection between creativity and automaticity is complicated.
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thinking about it often becomes locked in and it’s difficult for them to break out of this mental straightjacket.”
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repeated practice walks side-by-side with the creative process.”
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This would be the same as memorizing the rules of basketball and shooting endless free throws without ever learning to play the game.”
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- Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
  
  This is the trouble with foreign language instruction sometimes. We don't let students apply what they learn at a fast enough rate to keep them interested.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is the trouble with foreign language instruction sometimes. We don't let students apply what they learn at a fast enough rate to keep them interested. </div>
  
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Focused practice, Lemov has found in his research training teachers, actually automates a process in one’s body, which then becomes fertile ground for creative breakthroughs and individual variations.
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- Jennifer Weeks on 24 Feb 13
  
  This article talks about the interplay between rote practice/memorization and creativity. It also cites a number of books that are helpful in understanding the nuances of the topic and arguments for and against rote learning.
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article talks about the interplay between rote practice/memorization and creativity. It also cites a number of books that are helpful in understanding the nuances of the topic and arguments for and against rote learning. </div>
  
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Can Repetitive Exercises Actually Feed the Creative Process?
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