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Why Arts Education Survives Every Budget Cut Argument
The Houston arts education study shows that expanding arts programs leads to increased empathy, school engagement, student discipline, and writing…
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Drawing, music, storytelling and the pictures adults take of children: what arts education is for and how to do it without wrecking it.
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How to Look at a Child's Drawing Without Ruining It
A child’s drawing is a developmental act first, a picture only second. Whether it’s a scribble, a shape, or an early figurative effort, the important…
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Learning an Instrument at Home: A Realistic First Year
Learning a musical instrument offers children a path to personal growth and a boost in key life skills, opening a fulfilling hobby that can last for…
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Reading Aloud to Children Benefits Their Development More than Most Interventions
Reading aloud and sharing stories with young children offers measurable gains in language, cognitive, and social-emotional development—effects…