by jwright | Apr 25, 2024 | Blog
In the bustling corridors of elementary and middle schools, amidst the whirlwind of subjects like mathematics, science, and language arts, lies a trove of education often overlooked: related arts. Physical education, music, and visual arts — these domains aren’t...
by admin | Aug 13, 2010 | Blog
Not long ago, my father turned the ripe young age of 73. As our gift for such a milestone, my wife and I took him and my mother to one of his favorite barbeque restaurants in small-town Kentucky. It was one of those places you might see on a Guy Fieri Diners,...
by admin | Mar 26, 2010 | Blog
Study after study have shown that where the arts are prevalent in a school’s curriculum—surprise!—test scores rise. In an article in Parenting magazine, Nancy Kalish discusses Why Art Makes Kids Smarter (November 2009). She notes several different sources and...
by admin | Dec 18, 2009 | Blog
My last post talked briefly about the major findings of a new longitudinal study published in early October 2009 called Doing WELL and Doing GOOD by Doing ART, by UCLA researcher Dr. James Catterall. My first post noted the study’s findings in three areas: 1)...
