http://vaae.org A Member of the KENNEDY CENTER ALLIANCE FOR ARTS EDUCATION NETWORK Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:36:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/ca98f75a2d328c0d7393845edf6706f4?s=96&d=http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://vaae.org http://vaae.org/2009/10/07/teaching-philosophy-and-arts-advocacy/ http://vaae.org/2009/10/07/teaching-philosophy-and-arts-advocacy/#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:55:24 +0000 VAAE http://vaae.org/?p=117 ]]> Frank Curkovic is an art teacher who lives in Japan and posts to his blog, Learning IT.  I found it this morning via a post on Facebook, and have added his blog to our links page.  He has also posted this video on YouTube, and it is a cogent and clean explanation of why the teaching of the arts in schools is not only beneficial, but necessary.

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