“Access to arts education is one of the civil rights issues of our time….Creativity is not a specialized gift. Rather, it is an underlying mechanism of our mental lives. Our brains are constantly choosing: automate or mediate? Do I want the same answer every time or do I want options and novelty?……Because mediation is so extensive in human cognition, our thinking is truly an art form. Without training and practice in both facets of our intelligence, we diminish our brain function.”
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