Art and tolerance are basic

I want to be an art teacher as well as an artist. I find in our culture in Canada that art is not taken seriously enough. not that art has to be serious but that it is taken into consideration.
Art is part of our everyday life. Art keeps us thinking creatively.
For some people it can help people express emotions when not able to talk or write it down.

In the 2cents worth blog he talks about art and its benefits. Here are some of his ideas:

"are we teaching the beauty of where we live in our schools?"

"are we using our schooling to make our communities more beautiful? Is this seen as a problem that we have any influence over? I think we do, Its why music and art must be seen as basics in our childrens education experience, not secondary to the workbot curriculum."

"A factor that seems to draw creative people is openess, a freedom to express yourself, and to be yourself" I truly believe in this. Saskatchewan is very free and there is a lot of room for creativity in our province.
"how do we teach tolerance, how do you include it in the curriculum"

These are just some great points that he makes in his blog.
www.davidwarlick.com

Art is truly a form of language and communication. Being creative is being able to solve problems through all daily struggles and events.

All and all I believe that art and creativity are amazing parts of the brain and should be excersised.

Cheers