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Why the Arts Matter
Great music fosters joy and connection. Great books foster joy and connection. Great plays foster joy and connection. Great artworks foster joy and connection. The arts foster joy…
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The Work That Matters
When you set out to do work that matters, you won’t find out what that work is in the curriculum, or test scores, in a book, or from your…
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Considering Scale
My friend Dave is an artist. He goes by the name MOMO. He paints murals that are quite large. In Philadelphia, for instance, he has a mural that is…
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Find Your Run
I’m a runner. I run for my physical and mental health. I run to destress. I run to enjoy the outdoors. But I also run to think. Over the…
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Learning is Fun
Learning is Fun. I believe this. If your students aren’t having fun, if what they are doing isn’t enjoyable then it might be a sign that new approaches…
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Creating Creates Creativity
We tend to think that artists, or people in creative fields, have an idea and then do work to express that idea. In reality, artists, and people in…
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Discomfort, Confusion, & Uncertainty
Discomfort, confusion and uncertainty are all part of creating, of changing, of doing work that matters. When doing work that matters, you have to be patient and trust…
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Fan Letter to Seth Godin
In the book, Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon, Austin Kleon recommends writing public fan letters. I like this idea So I’m writing one (or many). I…
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You Don’t Have To Like Art
I’m an art teacher. but I tell my students this all the time, “You don’t have to like art. I get it. Art’s not everyone's thing.” When…