
Teaching creativity from a galaxy far, far away
Encouraging ‘expansive thinking’ primes young minds to think creatively, says a Tel Aviv University psychologist.
Abigail Klein Leichman, a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c from August 2010 until her retirement in March 2024, moved to Israel in 2007. She has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

Encouraging ‘expansive thinking’ primes young minds to think creatively, says a Tel Aviv University psychologist.

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