“How can we turn our back on an endeavor which increases our children’s cultural intelligence, heightens individual sensitivity and deepens our collective sense of humanity? I suggest to you that we cannot.”
Arts Education is a powerful tool for teaching compassion & empathy. See: New Evidence of the Benefits of Arts Education “Engaging with art is essential to the human experience. Almost as soon as motor skills are developed, children communicate…
Fascinating article about the connection between music & empathy. “This tells us over and above appreciating music as high art, music is about humans interacting with other humans and trying to understand and communicate with each other.” People who…