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Universally understood

Universally understood

The Artdog Quote of the Week  I’ve heard it said that mathematics is a universal language–but only if you’ve been taught how to decode it. With the arts–especially music, dance, and visual art–no translation is required for the human heart and mind to respond.  We’ve explored the value of the arts in education during this back-to-school season in my home country, the USA. But I would submit that no matter when your school term starts, where you live, or how, where, or from whom you learn, if…

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To the very core

To the very core

The Artdog Quote of the Week   The educator’s struggle is often a struggle to demonstrate relevance–but nothing is more relevant to life than the parts that are too deep for words. That’s why participation in the arts at school–be it band, choir, orchestra, art, theater, creative writing, or dance, is linked with greater student resiliency and engagement, better grades, and better attendance. As with athletic programs that engage students in whole-body activities and help bond them with groups, school arts programs may seem like “frills,” but that is…

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