Do you agree? “As concerned citizens, we need to assert the value of the arts in the schools. The overemphasis on the basics in contemporary education without a corresponding emphasis on personal expression through the arts hurries children by destroying the necessary balance between work and play . . . Far from being a luxury, time and money spent on the arts enhances learning and development by reducing the stress of hurrying and by giving children an aesthetic perspective to balance the workday one.” Dr. David Elkind, author of The Hurried Child: Growing Up Too Fast Too Soon
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