The irony, of course, is that success in life depends much more on children developing imagination through play than on learning a soon-to-be-obsolete technology, which is why schools are wasting money and failing our children when they spend millions on technology and cancel play time.
Carving out a space for them to express themselves creatively at school and college, and not necessarily in ways that have to be assessed and tabled through exams, will be crucial to developing imagination, curiosity and empathy, qualities so painfully lacking in the recent political debate and which might do much to shape a more tolerant future society.
It is a fear to which writers are perhaps particularly sensitive, partly because they have highly developed imaginations, and partly because, like Trollope, they may become addicted to the exercise of their art and dread its withdrawal.
After all, childhood fears, as well as masturbation, develop imagination.
Ballet also develops imagination and concentration, says Redding, thanks to the skill of memorising positions and using imagery to enhance performance.
Likewise, all schools would have drama at the heart of the curriculum as a means to develop imagination, empathy and confidence.
If I had filled in a detailed lesson plan, my learning objective might have said "live in a different world for an hour", "develop imagination", and "explore challenging concepts".
We develop imagination and creativity; we draw, we sing, we dance," said volunteer Ivan Bulatović.
However, not all learners' needs are necessarily met by multimedia alone, with traditional text being an essential component for some learners to develop imagination, critical thinking, and deeper learning (Greenfield, 2009).
A Cloisters tour will reveal what captured developing medieval imaginations, like a tomb effigy of a dashing knight.
