See, I think our whole society is much too problem-solving oriented. It is far more interesting to [participate in] ‘problem creation’ … You know, ask yourself an interesting enough question and your attempt to find a tailor-made solution to that question will push you to a place where, pretty soon, you’ll find yourself all by your lonesome — which I think is a more interesting place to be. – Chuck Close
Because most of the problems associated with the sustained improvement of teaching and learning do not lend themselves to one-right-way, prescriptive solutions, schools benefit when principals and teacher leaders adopt a “problem creation” stance like the one described by artist Chuck Close.
The creativity and energy that are activated by a problem-creation approach sustain the focus and momentum of improvement efforts as schools continuously adapt to changing circumstances.
