The creative is the place where no-one else has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself."
Alan Alda
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Why arts education must be saved
Almost every one of us can point back to a creative pursuit, in or out of school, that enhanced our skills, knowledge, or understanding. Yet the majority of secondary school students in the United States aren't required to enroll in arts courses, many elementary schools nationwide lack art classes or activities, and arts and music instruction is often the first thing to go when schools feel the pressure to improve test scores.
Happily, from this admittedly grim background spring many rays of hope. In our special report on arts education, Edutopia paints a bright picture of how schools are forging innovative community partnerships to bring rich, academically integrated arts curriculum to their students.
I am the director of Future Edge Ltd [www.future-edge.co.nz]- a New Zealand based consultancy - specialising in applying whole brain principles to leading, learning and creating. I am also an artist and percussion addict with a passion for all things creative.
More at www.future-edge.co.nz
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