ABSTRACT
It took Michelangelo four years to paint the Sistine Chapel. Film director Peter Jackson worked on his Lord of the Rings trilogy for seven years. And Philip Larkin only published a major collection of poetry about every decade. Creativity, it seems, can’t always be rushed. Which is why more and more teachers are taking time to work on long-term projects with artists in residence. Squeezing a few extra bodies into the classroom or tinkering with the timetable can be a small price to pay for getting in step with contemporary dance or shuffling your stanzas with a professional poet.
