My Essential Questions.

What if the arts were more accessible, would students achieve more educational and have more emotional stability?
Should the arts be more accessible in schools?
Why are the creative arts so important not just educationally and emotionally?
How could making the arts more accessible stop students from making self-destructing decisions such as suicide and drop-out?
Which art stimulates brain development more photography and drawing or music and dance?

Art is more than meets the eye.

Just Some Friends Drawings and Photography.

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By: Chris Sager

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"Young Children and the Arts: Nurturing Imagination and Creativity"

Carol Bursztyn wrote a small article named " Young Children and the Arts: Nurturing Imagination and Creativity" which argues that the arts are very important to toddlers and up. She claims that the arts helps to develop a better and faster learning process. Bursztyn first develops her claim by saying the arts introduce young minds to "participatory experiences." Bursztyn then goes on to defend her claim be stating the arts take a comprehensive approach to learning that is aligned with early childhood. The final thing Bursztyn does is openly states her opinion that the arts is the foundation for all other learning. Carol Bursztyn has a clear purpose to show the arts play a big role in a young child's life in order to show exactly how the arts and brain development work.

Bursztyn, Carol K. "Young Children and the Arts: Nurturing Imagination and Creativity." Ebsco. Ebsco, 28 Feb. 2012. Web. Sept. 2012. <www.ebscohost.com>.

"Strong Arts, Strong Schools"

Charles Fowler the author of "Strong Arts Strong Schools" wrote this article within it, it argues that over achievement in education and the arts go hand in hand. He claims that if you are more involved with the arts you are more likely to do better in school because of the arts challenging you to think more. Fowler develops this claim by first exploring how the arts let kids think for themselves, with the arts there are no directions and no one telling you what you can and can not do. Secondly Fowler argues that the arts give kids more a sense of creativity and self discipline, but still express themselves how they chose. Lastly, Fowler proposes that the arts help kids to "find themselves" and discover their potential. Charles Fowler's purpose is to highlight the importance of the arts in a young persons life and to show that education and art do in fact go hand in hand.

Fowler, Charles. "Strong Arts, Strong Schools." Educational Leadership, 2002. Web. Sept. 2012. <ww.dixonsclass.com>.

"Arts With The Brain In Mind" by: Eric Jenson

Eric Jenson the author of " Arts With The Brain In Mind" wrote this book in order to show the arts should be supported. He claims that the arts are an important part of learning and getting an education. Jenson develops his first claim by stating that the arts can have something to do with test scores. He says this because the arts challenges kids to think outside the box and for their own. Jensons second claim says the arts stimulate our brains, it nourishes our integrated sensory, attentional, cognitive, emotional and motor capacities which are main the main things behind all other learning. Lastly Jenson challenges the fact that the arts make educational too enjoyable but make it more interesting so kids want to learn more. The purpose of this book is to show how the arts play a big part in educational development in order to get the point of the arts being so important out.

Jeson, Eric. "Arts with the Brain in Mind [Paperback]." Arts with the Brain in Mind: Eric Jensen: 9780871205148: Amazon.com: Books. Google Schoolars, 1 Jan. 2003. Web. 1 Sept. 2012. <http://www.amazon.com/Arts-Brain-Mind-Eric-Jensen/dp/0871205149>.