The problem in our society and in our schools is to inclulcate, without overdoing it, the notion of education, as in the Latin educere--to lead, to bring out what is in someone rather than merely to indoctrinate him/her from the outside. (89)
The best parenting strives to educate children in how to live -- enthusiastically, compassionately, without greed, striving for a better world.
The mythic voice rising from literature and art allows us to be humane. We are not humane because of political power, or education, or even religion. We are humane because we recognize the humanity of others. The writer and the artist appeal to that ...
Education is my next big thing. When music and art were taken out of the schools, I went berserk!
I grew up in an non-athletic family, where my parents were interested in music, in literature, in education and art.
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education.
Take the time to discover how African-Americans have had a great impact on this country. In science, education, literature, art, and politics.
I think art education, especially in this country, which government pretty much ignores, is so important for young people.
I do not want art for a few any more than education for a few, or freedom for a few.
I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.
There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact do markedly better in their SAT tests.
Environmental concern is now firmly embedded in public life: in education, medicine and law; in journalism, literature and art.
Whenever education budgets get tightened, art programs are the first to get cut. Like the enduring popularity of reality TV, this never ceases to amaze me.
Even though education was key in my family, I had no access to museums or art where we lived. I was a bit starved.
It seems to me that many writers, by virtue of environments of culture, art and education, slip into writing because of their environments.
So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.
Over the last forty years, many educators, decision-makers, and even some parents have come to regard the arts as peripheral, and let’s face it, frivolous—especially the visual arts, with their connotation of ”the starving artist” and the mis...
My father was invited to play on a television show when I was 17 or 18 that was an early equivalent of educational television, a Sunday afternoon kind of variety art show.
I've loved the opportunity to learn about the fashion world and appreciate it as an art form, and I look forward to my continued education, but I never want it to take over my acting.
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought.
The challenge to people like me is, how do you use your capabilities and resources to help support things that are important to you, whether it's the arts or education or homelessness?
