Describe the author's interpretation of Genius and how it differs from conventional definitions of Genius. What are the shared strategies of geniuses? How does your Genius Hour project encourage you to use some of theses strategies?
The authors interpretation of Genius is someone who is very creative and educated beyond belief. Also, that they can always be getting smarter and more involved. This definition is different from the traditional definition of Genius because, the actual definition of Genius is when your brain is filled to capacity and you can no longer stuff it full of information it is met it's max fill line. The shared strategies of geniuses are that they look at problems in many different ways and angles, make their thoughts visible, they produce, they make novel combinations, force relationships, think in opposites, think metaphorically, and prepare themselves for chance.
Our Genius Hour project encourages us to use some of these strategies because we are constantly having to make changes and try and better our project. Many of us started out with a plan that we thought was solid but as we progressed we started to realize there were flaws, and many of them sometimes. We then had to look at our problems at different angles to get the full picture of what we were trying to complete with this project. We also have to make our thoughts visible by providing our information to our community members and informing them about everything we have learned throughout our Genius Hour Project. All of these strategies are working in different ways to better our projects.
Our Genius Hour project encourages us to use some of these strategies because we are constantly having to make changes and try and better our project. Many of us started out with a plan that we thought was solid but as we progressed we started to realize there were flaws, and many of them sometimes. We then had to look at our problems at different angles to get the full picture of what we were trying to complete with this project. We also have to make our thoughts visible by providing our information to our community members and informing them about everything we have learned throughout our Genius Hour Project. All of these strategies are working in different ways to better our projects.