Educators around the world are slowly rethinking the role of the arts and arts integration in their curricula in the wake of basic changes in the world’s economy ... revolutionized by the Internet and its progeny, the World Wide Web.
Arts integration not only enhances memory and retention. It engages students and dramatically fosters empathy, a must have skill in the new knowledge economy. Combined with project based learning or real world experiences, teachers can open doors for students, allow connections to be made and help give them the skills they need to compete in an economy that values not just knowledge but creativity, creativity that leads to innovation.
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