I'm sitting here listening to This American Life, and they said something I found wonderfully interesting: Arts programs are more effective at changing kids lives than any other type of program. This is because the arts involve a more complicated collaborative process. Art changes you.
The story they told was of a young girl with a violent family and a gang membership. A theater production changed her life. Years ago, I told my dentist I was studying literature and art in college. He said "I would love to study that stuff, but I'm not smart enough." Way to inspire confidence in your clients, dude, but I'm starting to think there's something to that. Even my scientist friends don't like the other scientists they meet.
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