The Creative Classroom by Mitchell Lopate, M.A.T.

Saturday, February 14, 2026

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Teacher curriculum concepts and kinetic learning options

So...there's a lady who's doing interviews with current and former teachers--and as I understand, it's about the trials and tribulations of teaching. For sure: a real-life kaleidoscope of possibilities.

But I have a question: what are those teachers/individuals doing with their energy; their passion that they had for teaching. What outlets are they creating, or what would be their responses for something along Fluid Learning (my phrase for people who independently use both left-and-right sides of the brain. Critical Thinking, too. Finding solutions and using creative effort.)

My responses: Write a blog. Write a book. Think about what kind of class or curriculum YOU would teach, and where would you find it? What tolerances would you not accept (electronics in the building, e.g., phones), or what topics would you discuss? What's your model of education? (Mine is Mastery Criterion: no matter how long it takes, getting the idea instilled is the goal.)

And for the record, I could either be a supervisor at, or--for sure--teach divination at Hogwarts. But I'd be more inclined to follow Jungian psychology and archetypes in teaching astrological concepts as well as tarot and numerology.

So here's something for the question, "How would you, as a current/former teacher who wanted to change the style and concept of education, incorporate the 9 Styles of Intelligence/Learning into your program?"

For me, that's easy--at least, considering kinetic learning. (I'm ANYTHING but a kinetic learner: someone who learns through movement. Well, maybe sports, but academically...no.)

So what I'd do for a kinetic learner is to choreograph some form of movement for one or more of Holst's Planets collection. I figure that someone would find her or his own interpretation set to orchestration. (Which is ballet, BTW.)