Blog #13

For my choice chapter in “They Say I Say” I chose “Her point is” which is the Art of summarizing. I chose this one because I feel although summarizing is not a major part of writing an academic essay it is still something that I need help with and will help me down the road. Read More …

Blog #12

Both Jonah Lehrer and Mark Boslough argue the benefits regarding the investments made into the research of science and the arts. In” The future of science is …..Art?” by Jonah Lehrer, Lehrer shows multiple reasons why it is important to start integrating art and science together in school now more than ever. According to Lehrer Read More …

Blog #10

The way stem is taught now is the best strategy and no changes need to be made to improve this. Currently students in today’s schools are taught all about the sciences, maths and about engineering. If we start adding art into these core curricular courses it will throw off the balance we have created over Read More …

Blog #9

This essay was written by YO-YO Ma who is a cellist and songwriter with over 17 grammy awards. YO-YO Ma continues with the accolades also earning the national medal of the arts and the presidential medal of freedom. The purpose of reading this text was perfectly summed up by Ma when he said “The arts Read More …

Blog #8

Quote before : Benjamin Zander states “ I consider music to be a transformational experience” Quote after: ” As the prominent composer Benjamin Zander puts it ” I consider music to be a transformational experience” Quote before: Like Zander said Art “is a story. It’s an unfolding of a story” Quote after :  Zander himself writes, ” Read More …

Blog #7

Before Changes: The activism movement effective altruism do not see things the same way. In his post Rhy Southan said “ The idea that someone’s book, film, painting, or dance could be their way to reduce the worlds suffering struck [The EA]  as bizzarre”. Perhaps they have a point, not necessarily one painting or book Read More …