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The question thatinitialywasproblematicto me refered to the understanding of<br />

grammaticaltimeinthefifthgrade.Childrenunderstandtimeoneatatime,problemsmake<br />

them distinguishbetweenthetwopresenttimes.Childrenstarttomixauxiliaryverbsand<br />

sequins,aswelastheiruse.Simplepastasathirdtime,evenmorecomplicatesthe<br />

distinction.Somyfocuswasontryingtoteachgrammartimeinamoreeficientand<br />

creativeway.ItwasnoteasytoconductresearchasIthoughtandneededconstant<br />

colaborationwiththemoderatorandcriticalfriends.Dr.Smithhelpedmewiththestrategy<br />

ofcreativeapproach,sheandthegrouphelpedmestepbystep.Notonce,butseveral<br />

timesDr.Smithwarnedmetostayfocusedonthemainchalengeofmyresearch:<br />

however,itisinterestingthatyouhaveleftoutthequestionagainaboutthepossibilitiesof<br />

encouragingstudentcreativity.Iremindyouthatthisistheproblem youstartedfrom,and<br />

everythingelseisanimportantaddition,butnottheessenceofyourresearch(from the<br />

researchjournal,April8,2010).Creativeapproachdidnotworkrightaway;ittooksome<br />

timeformetochangemypractice,tounderstandwhatthecreativityinteachingmeans-<br />

nottodecideabouttheactivity,butthestudents.CreativityhadmuchgreaterscopethanI<br />

thoughtandappliedinclass.IknewIhadtobringmorecreativityandrealizedthatitwas<br />

asourceofcreativityinchildren,thatmyjobwascreatingtheconditionsforthereleaseof<br />

creativity.Ihadtolearnhowtoorganizetheteachingprocessthatgivesstudentsthefifth<br />

gradeenoughtime,space,andfreedom tohavetheimaginationandoriginality.Ihadto<br />

learnandthenshowthatthereisnotjustonecorectone.Theansweristhatthereare<br />

manypossiblesolutionsthateveryideaisgoodandvaluable,andespecialyatthisstage<br />

ititisnotimportantiftheymakeamistake.DuringthecorespondencewithDr.Smith,atone<br />

pointrealizedthatIshouldnothaveproblemswithrecognizingandcreatingconditionsfor<br />

thedevelopmentofcreativityinchildren.Irecognizedthem asaparent.Mysonisvery<br />

creative,setsthoughtfulquestions,andIencouragehim torespond.Asachildheusedto<br />

playLegodiceforhours,neverworkingaccordingtothepaintings,ratherthancreating<br />

theirownimaginativecreations.Iwasplanningtoconductasurveyfrom January2009to<br />

May2010oneschoollessonaweek.SoonIrealizedthat45minutes(thelengthofone<br />

schooltime)isnotenough.Weneededablockhour.<br />

Myresearchwasreflexiveandsystematic.However,Iwasquiteflexibleandtherefore<br />

spontaneousandcreative.Spontaneityandcreativityhaveprovidedmewithnewinsights<br />

andideasduringtheprocess.AtfirstIwasawareofonlythreestagesofmyresearchand<br />

Ididnothaveafirm planonhowtointegrategrammarintocreativeactivities.

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