The Gift of Boredom - John Spencer @spencerideas Educational Leadership | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it
However, I have grown to embrace boredom as a vital part of the creative process. So, on this particular night, I do not intervene. I am using boredom strategically. My hope is that after this tedious copyediting activity, students will experience creative breakthroughs in their project-planning process.

It feels counterintuitive, but these short stretches of boredom have the potential to boost creativity in the classroom.