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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.



Monday, March 5, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Art is a human activity consisting in this, that one consciously, by means of certain external symbols, conveys to others the feelings one has experienced, whereby people so infected by these feelings, also experience them. ~ Leo Tolstoy

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Art is not the possession of the few who are recognized writers, painters, musicians; it is the authentic expression of any and all individuality. Those who have the gift of creative expression in unusually large measure disclose the meaning of the individuality of others to those others. In participating in the work of art, they become artists in their activity. They learn to know and honor individuality in whatever form it appears. The fountains of creative activity are discovered and released. The free individuality which is the source of art is also the final source of creative development in time. ~John Dewey

 

Monday, February 27, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Creativity comes from a conflict of ideas. ~Donatella Versace

 

Monday, February 13, 2012

Daily Thoughts

God is creating at every moment of the world's existence in and through the perpetually endowed creativity of the very stuff of the world. ~Arthur Peacocke

 

Friday, February 10, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Everyone has talent at 25. The difficulty is to have it at 50. ~Edgar Degas

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving. ~W.T. Purkiser

 

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Daily Thoughts

Self sufficiency appears to be a worthy goal, but it's now impossible if you want to actually get anything done.  All our productivity, leverage and insight comes from being part of a community, not apart from it.  The goal, I think, is to figure out how to become more dependent, not less. ~Seth Godin