Is it right, wrong or creative?

I read a story about a first grader whose teacher gave her a rectangular sheet of paper and told her to "cut it the long way." The child cut it diagonally, which is the longest cut you can make on a sheet of paper. Unfortunately, it wasn't what the teacher had in mind and her teacher told her she was wrong.

This is not an uncommon occurrence in childrearing, both in school and other childcare situations. Teachers who prize creative responses and original thinking by children can make a world of difference in their lives. Valuing creativity and nurturing it from infancy can have tremendous benefits.

- Sid, The Creativity Institute