Do we lose our imagination?

We have been trained to think so logically and with purpose that I think sometimes we are beating the creativity out of our kids. I come from a discipline of rigor and logic, and I know they are very important. Logic is the key to many opportunities, and yet, the truly successful know that logic and creativity go hand in hand. Take Pixar for example. A highly engineered technology drives a highly creative story. Or is it the other way around? I think the brilliant thing is is we are not sure which come first. As John Lasseter says about the process, "The art challenges the technology, and the technology inspires the art." How can I get my kids to see past the rigor and procedure of the math they are learning to something more creative? I fear that if I don't learn to do this, I will either completely turn them off of math, or teach them to see a world that is black and white.

Also, I am sad. I hope I can look back on this and laugh at the silliness of the reason soon.