The+Purpose!!!

== The Thinker by Rodin 1902 =What is the purpose of learning art?= Art is the future and the future is now. Learning art skills develops great attention and concentration. The greater your concentration and attention the better you will be able to do anything.

Art learning increases your **visual literacy**-interpret detail (noticing what you might not have been awre of before), make aesthetic choices (picking out furniture, clothing, dishes, etc.), spatial relationships (helps with athleticism, decorating your home, and building things), comprehend expressive, social, and political content in art and everyday life (better understanding of the world around you so you don’t get fooled)

Art helps us gain greater understanding of universal knowledge such as **pattern**, **change**, **interdependence**, and **perspective** which bridge disciplines extending, enriching, deepening, and strengthening student learning reinforcing **creativity** and **innovation**

Art provides for a means of expressing ideas and feeling that cannot be done by written or spoken words or any other means

Art provides ideas, subjects, and skills you won't encounter elsewhere in school-new ways of seeing, knowing, and responding to the world around you.

Art is a basic means of communication insight to human cultures and lead to a better understanding of human experiences.

Art helps develop skills such as problem solving skills, collaboration, and creativity that are some of the highest qualities that companies want from people they hire.

=All learning grows your brain.=

When you learn new things, these tiny connections in the brain actually multiply and get stronger. The more that you challenge your mind to learn, the more your brain cells grow. Then, things that you once found very hard or even impossible to do — like speaking a foreign language or doing algebra — seem to become easy. The result is a stronger, smarter brain.

Some people will call a person dumb if they can't solve math problems, or spell a word right, or read fast — even though all these things are learned with practice. At first, no one can read or solve equations, but with practice, they can learn to do it. The more a person learns, the easier it gets to learn new things-because their brain "muscles" have gotten stronger!

What Can You Do to Get Smarter?
By practicing you make your brain stronger. You also learn skills that let you use your brain in a smarter way-just like a basketball player learns new moves.

But many people miss out on the chance to grow a stronger brain because they think they can't do it, or that it's too hard. It does take work, just like becoming stronger physically or becoming a better ball player does. Sometimes it even hurts, but when you feel yourself get better and stronger, you will know it's worth it!


 * EVERYTHING around you started as a drawing!**

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