Asklemmy

I think this response is great, because, while I'm on the other side of the fence (theoretical chemist that sucks at anything artistry related) I think it's a common misconception that math/science/engineering isn't creative.

I find that misconception both with people struggling to learn it, and often with people teaching it. The reason I bring it up is that, in my experience, the "hard" sciences become both more fun and easy to learn, and more easy to teach, when creativity is encouraged. For my own part, I'm wildly chaotic in the way I solve problems, and my notes are typically a jumbled mess of drawings and scribbles. For my students part, I've seen stuff loosen for a lot of people when they're encouraged to just let their thoughts flow out on their paper, rather than thinking everything through five times first.

By all means: There's a difference between math and art, but I think a lot of maths teachers and students could have a better time if they allowed themselves to think more artistically, especially those that are well inclined to it.