Is art an effective strategy to disrupt the school -to-prison funnel?
We know that art saves children's minds but will it feed them and put a roof over their head, too?
In the school—to–prison FUNNEL children & young adulTS BECOME drug addiction victims and CRIMINALS,
HOW MANY CAN WE SAVE?
A child does not have to learn how to weave letters or create text in order to understand and communicate complex ideas. To form a word is not as necessary as expressing feelings and thoughts in sign OR body language. Our body is a story in itself, the story of each one of us.
And to tell stories, our brain has memory and imagination capabilities, wouldn't you say?
Storytelling doesn't start anywhere in particular. There is no beginning, middle, and end. That's a fabrication. First, there is an idea, an object, a memory, an enthusiasm, a joy, a sorrow, a flavor, you get it...infinite possibilities emanate.
Children with great vivid imaginations may not manifest the skill of writing or reading. They may be auditory and kinesthetic, they may have abilities beyond our imagination and an inspiration to tell stories may be expressed in multiple ways.
If you search for books written by children, what do you get?
Here is a list I found on Listopia.
Artists are not born, just like engineers and scientists aren't either, they are taught, learn, and expresss their inquisitiveness more and more getting further and deeper into a subject area, dominating its knowledge base and thus are able to synthesize based on experience from an early age.
Exposure is most important to the development of our imagination but experience only arises from trial and error. hands on education should follow books and media.
The arts fill a gap that expands the consciousness of all and unites like-minded individuals who tell stories through art.
Crafts and arts need to be developed along with other languages by having
interaction with students of diverse backgrounds through groups lead by common interestrs such as chess and history -
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