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Principal fires security guards to hire art teachers — and transforms elementary school

Please click all the way through to watch this video. It is so inspiring! The principal who described the school as, "having a real prison feel," took the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on security and turned the school around in a very big way. See

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I have been acting for approx 2 years and wished I had found it 15 years earlier, for then my son would never of had to deal with my depression for most of his life.

Tammy Yenyil

You have done a great job with Cody, he is a great kid because of u xx

Clint Foster

love you too bits Tammy Yenyil xoxo

Of course we m want to encourage the next Albert Einstein and Marie curie out their, but we equally need to be encouraging the next Pablo Picasso and Jimmy Hendrix, or the world would be a boring far less colour full place.

art is a positive creative way for children to express themselves with and it so much fun! What would our world be without art? black and white that what it would be like.

Jinnette Cora

that's not good I am sorry to hear that! hopefully I can help make a difference for your school!

The arts are a basic foundation to an interesting functioning society and so are broadly educated.
children.

Maintaining arts in public schools is critical in my opinion because the Arts prepare students for the real world by exposing them to culture, and teaching critical thinking which is very much needed. Arts Education stimulates and develops the imagination and critical thinking, and refines cognitive and creative skills.

Jazzy Harris

Thnx Yolanda & Robert. Love always, Jazzy<3 <3w <3

The arts are the expression of our soul. Let's give children the chance to discover themselves through all forms of creativity.

Creativity is just as important as academics.

Babouchka Galactica

Hum I will say: Creativity is mush more important than academics.... Without creativity we will vegetate and die from boredom. ):

There is no greater gift any parents can give to their children than a Self-Reliable. It can only archived by mastering the skill, knowledges that comes through science and art. Thus, chances to have them coming into our daily life since young is a must. For everyone will be a responsible individual in the universe.

Art is an essential element for the creative student it should be available for people from all walks of life - without art, music, dance and theatre, our life would be dull and depressing...just watch the joy on a child's face when they have their fingers covered with paint and are trying to create a masterpiece! priceless!

Vicki Sloman

Arda great comment agree entirely xx more art in the street opens eyes and encourages discourse .. V

Art is part of our way of recording hisroty and part of culture and part of every aspect of our lives in many ways, with out art life would be truly black and white and boring and the same. With out art in school children wont be incouraged to express themselves look for fresh problem solving ideas can connect with symbols. Taking away art from public schools is poor support of all childrens welfare and hopes and dreams as the arts are part of our culture and society and a special way of...

Art is part of our way of recording hisroty and part of culture and part of every aspect of our lives in many ways, with out art life would be truly black and white and boring and the same. With out art in school children wont be incouraged to express themselves look for fresh problem solving ideas can connect with symbols. Taking away art from public schools is poor support of all childrens welfare and hopes and dreams as the arts are part of our culture and society and a special way of story telling the best way for children to learn things. Do not take what is rightfully theirs self expression. I am a mother and back my son in all aspect including the arts if he wanted too in any way. This would be robbing their souls and voices in so many ways and a form of control I wont allow.