Legendary cellist, Yo-Yo Ma, reflects on the role of arts, creativity and the edges of life. Because the world economy is so hyper-competitive, much of the focus in education these days from Singapore to Shanghai to American schools is on STEM -- science, technology, engineering and math. As important as that is, it is short-sighted. We need to add the empathetic reasoning of the arts to the mix -- STEAM. The values behind arts integration -- collaboration, flexible thinking and disciplined imagination -- lead to the capacity to innovate.
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 01:03:48 +0000
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