The Manifesto for
Children
E. Paul Torrance
Don't
be afraid to fall in love with something
and pursue it with intensity.
Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop,
exploit
and enjoy your greatest strengths.
Learn to free
yourself from the expectations of others
and to walk away from the games they impose on you.
Free yourself
to play your own game.
Find a great
teacher or mentor who will help you.
Learn the
skills of interdependence.
Don't waste
energy trying to be well rounded.
Do what you
love and can do well.
© E. P. Torrance (1983) Manifesto for Children,
Athens, GA:
Georgia Studies of Creative Behavior and Full Circle Counseling, Inc.