Back to School: WHY CAN’T THEY WRITE!?
Visual kids can literally draw a blank when faced with a writing assignment. They see in pictures so it can be hard for them to translate those thoughts into an organized piece of writing.
Visual kids can literally draw a blank when faced with a writing assignment. They see in pictures so it can be hard for them to translate those thoughts into an organized piece of writing.
Most people think being creative is about doing art, and while it is very much about art, creativity has applications far beyond the art classroom.
Creativity is a life skill.
Fall ushers in the excitement of a new school year, full of possibility. While you’re helping your child get ready for a new classroom and a new teacher, you may be wondering what else you can do to prepare him for a successful school year.
Kids have been in school for a few short weeks now and reading and math homework have begun. But your kids need to keep their creative juices flowing.
While preparing for a speaking engagement about the nuances of left and right-brain thinking, I spoke with a friend of mine who is a software engineer. He identifys himself as a right-brain, visual-spatial thinker. He is also a musician — an excellent guitar player — so I asked how he thought that impacted his abilities as an engineer?
Arts Education…is a core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and
Thirty years ago education took a dramatic turn that resulted in cuts in art programs and increased testing of a narrowed curriculum.
Celebrating Arts in Education Week with a great visual quote from Albert Einstein…
September brings a lot of new excitement; the start of school, the beginning of fall and now, Arts in Education Week.
The second week of September, as designated by the US House of Representatives, is a time to celebrate how “arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines, including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, is a core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and balanced education for all students.”