From: Ed Atkeson <edatkeson-AT-earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 14:28:01 -0500
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] hard times


> Why do we put the arts in a different category from everything else  
> kids should learn?
>

Joe D >>> We put the arts in another category because it is  
considered one of the "finer things in life," and it is less likely  
to help put a roof over your head and food in your stomach.
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That's what I mean, this is what a lot of people think. It's sad and  
limiting and dull and pathetic -- it's deadening! It leads to either  
carpal tunnel of the brain or school dropouts.

AAAAUGH!

The people who make money are the ones who have done some creative  
thinking. Do some research. The arts are important for the  
development of a person, a culture, a country, a software, any kind  
of enterprise. And it's worth paying for in school. No question.

Joe, rethink this.
best,
Ed
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