Initial Post: Post a response that addresses each of the following five items:

Explain something you do or have done in your life that is creative.

Describe the skills you needed to learn in order to feel comfortable and competent creating these things, ideas, or concepts.

Describe some of the macrocultural factors you believe contributed to your decisions to keep practicing and participating in your creative endeavors.

Describe some of the microcultural factors you believe contributed to your decisions to keep practicing and participating in your creative endeavors.

Explain how learning the skills that define your creative endeavors are different from or the same as the manner in which you learned academic skills.