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The Muses Go to School
Inspiring Stories About the Importance of Arts in Education
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The Muses Go to School
Inspiring Stories About the Importance of Arts in Education
About this book
What do Whoopi Goldberg, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez, and Phylicia Rashad have in common? A transformative encounter with the arts during their school years. Whether attending a play for the first time, playing in the school orchestra, painting a mural under the direction of an art teacher, or writing a poem, these famous performers each credit an experience with the arts at school with helping them discover their inner humanity and putting them on the road to fully realized creative lives.
In The Muses Go to School, autobiographical pieces with well-known artists and performers are paired with interpretive essays by distinguished educators to produce a powerful case for positioning the arts at the center of primary and secondary school curriculums. Spanning a range of genres from acting and music to literary and visual arts, these smart and entertaining voices make surprising connections between the arts and the development of intellect, imagination, spirit, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and self-discipline of young people.
With support from a star-studded cast, editors Herbert Kohl and Tom Oppenheim present a memorable critique of the growing national trend to eliminate the arts in public education. Going well beyond the traditional rationales, The Muses Go to School shows that creative arts, as a means of academic and personal development, are a critical element of any education. It is essential reading for teachers, parents, and anyone who really cares about education.
In The Muses Go to School, autobiographical pieces with well-known artists and performers are paired with interpretive essays by distinguished educators to produce a powerful case for positioning the arts at the center of primary and secondary school curriculums. Spanning a range of genres from acting and music to literary and visual arts, these smart and entertaining voices make surprising connections between the arts and the development of intellect, imagination, spirit, emotional intelligence, self-esteem, and self-discipline of young people.
With support from a star-studded cast, editors Herbert Kohl and Tom Oppenheim present a memorable critique of the growing national trend to eliminate the arts in public education. Going well beyond the traditional rationales, The Muses Go to School shows that creative arts, as a means of academic and personal development, are a critical element of any education. It is essential reading for teachers, parents, and anyone who really cares about education.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Preface: The Necessity of Art in Public Education by Herbert Kohl
- Introduction: The Arts and Social Justice by Tom Oppenheim
- 1. āTears in the Darkā: The Arts as a Vehicle for the Discovery of the Self
- 2. āCommunication from Oneās Heartā: The Arts and the Development of Self-Discipline
- 3. āAn Affair with Oneās Soulā: The Arts and the Development of Cultural Identity
- 4. āGood, Hard Workā: The Arts, Lifelong Commitments, Pleasures, and Pains
- 5. āTeaching on the Bandstandā: The Intergenerational Legacy of the Arts
- 6. āWalking into the Fireā: The Arts as an Integrative Force in Learning
- 7. āI Taste It When I Look at Itā: The Importance of Arts for Those Who Learn Differently
- 8. āThe Only Thing That Will Save Us from Ourselvesā: The Arts, Social Engagement, and Social Transformation
- 9. āEnriching Societyā: The Communal Power of the Arts
- 10. āRebellions, Breakthroughs, and Secret Gardensā: The Arts and Imagination
- Afterword by Robert Jackson
- A Note to the Reader