I was reading some dance forums today, and I happened upon a thread about the (un)importance of the arts. I couldn’t disagree more with those posters commenting that math and science and practical learning are more important than cultivation of the arts and creativity, and luckily I’m not the only one (towards the latter half […]
Posts tagged ‘TED’
The importance of the Arts in Education
June 13th, 2010 
                                          The opportunity of adversity
April 23rd, 2010 
                                          This is one of the best TED talks I’ve ever seen! I think it’s really worth the watch. The thesaurus might equate “disabled” with synonyms like “useless” and “mutilated,” but ground-breaking runner Aimee Mullins is out to redefine the word. Defying these associations, she hows how adversity — in her case, being born without shinbones […]