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Creativity: Asset or Burden in the Classroom?
Erik L. Westby & V.L. Dawson

Two studies were conducted to examine teachers' perceptions of creative students... Judgments for the favorite student were negatively correlated with creativity; judgments for the least favorite student were positively correlated with creativity. Students displaying creative characteristics appear to be unappealing to teachers.