The Subject of Art
The love of beauty may express itself in a song, in a smile, or in silence; but most of us have no inclination to be silent.
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Re-examining Words in Education
In the brief articles that follow, we re-examine and unravel the meanings of words commonly used in the field of education.DisciplineWe admire well regulated, ordered lives.
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Seeking out a New Role for Dance
Most often when I lead a dance class for the first time, the response I get from the boys is, ‘Yuuuuukkkkk dance! It’s for girls!’; and from the girls it is, ‘But when are we going to dance?’ By the end of the session all the children would have engaged with ideas, and used their bodies to express these in space.
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Creativity and Insight in Daily Life
This article is an exploration of creativity as well as the more elusive notion of insight.
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Art, Creativity and All That
Painting harnesses eternity —Van Gogh All the achievements of the great painters, poets and composers are the activity of thought: the composer, inwardly hearing the marvellous sound, commits it onto paper.
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