The Huffington Post – Riley Arthur
“Combating the decline of arts in schools, a Texas-based start-up has set out to destroy this monstrous trend, by challenging school children to draw. The aptly named Monster Project enlists established artists to bring kids’ monster drawings to life, transforming the students’ doodles into new, collaborative projects…Most experts agree — early exposure to art in a classroom setting not only contributes to visual learning, it can also supplement language development, general motor skills, and the ability to excel in math and sciences. “I have no hesitation in saying we need to add the letter A,” says Harvard University education professor Howard Gardner, when discussing the acronym STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math). “An education devoid of arts … is an empty, half-brain kind of education.””(more)