COVER-226x282.ashxI recently came across a terrific little article in the September 2013 issue of California Educator magazine. (Click here to view the digital edition of the magazine and read the article that starts on page 9.)

The article is entitled, “5 Reasons to Bring Back the Arts”, and it’s the magazine’s cover story. I urge you to take a look at this piece because it’s a nice summation — a very quick read, written in a sort of “bullet point” style — about why the arts are essential, and about what they bring to the educational table. Statements like “the arts help students express themselves”, and “the arts make you smarter”, are explored and backed up with studies. If you don’t already see the value of a thoughtfully planned and implemented art program, this short but persuasive article might just make a believer out of you.

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