Thoughts for the Teaching Artist

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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ~Pablo Picasso

Thoughts for the Teaching Artist is devoted to an ongoing exploration of the role of the arts in education. I believe that the arts are an integral, essential part of every person's education. Arts education develops 21st Century Learning Skills, supports all core subjects, creates empathy & builds bridges, and helps develop voice & vision.

The views expressed in Thoughts for the Teaching Artist are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other persons or organization.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Daily Thoughts

A record deal doesn't make you an artist; you make yourself an artist. ~Lady Gaga

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Daily Thoughts

There are years that ask questions and years that answer. ~Zora Neale Hurston

Monday, January 23, 2012

Daily Thoughts

The art class opens the path to divergent thinking by accepting differences as normal and desirable, and places value on thinking which doesn't conform to rigid standards. ~Horace Heilman

Friday, January 20, 2012

Daily Thoughts

You don't have a soul. You are a Soul. You have a body. ~C. S. Lewis

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Daily Thoughts

I have always believed, and I still believe, that whatever good or bad fortune may come our way we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value. ~Hermann Hesse

Friday, January 13, 2012

Daily Thoughts

The real beauty in life is that beauty can sometimes occur. ~Colum McCann

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Daily Thoughts

To do much clear thinking a person must arrange for regular periods of solitude when they can concentrate and indulge the imagination without distraction. ~Thomas A. Edison