businesses or filed patents had eight times the exposure to
the arts as children than the general public."
So, art might not saved the world (this has already been
done by Mel Gibson and Arnold Schwartznegger) but it will
save America's economy! Pfew ... What a relief ...
Let see, I would bet that the "ones owning the businesses"
are coming from families that are at least upper middle
class, if not upper classes, the kind of family that brings
children to museums, buy them books, have them take piano
classes, etc. etc. In short, the ones that know how to do
business, have the right networks, can pay for "good"
schools and Universities, etc. etc.
Question : is it a matter of "exposure to art" or "belonging
to the right classes, the right networks, having confidence,
and the right skin color" ? I would be happy to see more
statistic ...
And sorry for being a bit sarcastic, could not really help
...But the 'reproduction of the elites' as some French
sociology showed is an important factor to take into account.
And also, frantically asking for art to bring the solution
to social and societal issues seems to me typical of a STEM
approach.
In this article, we can also read :
"In order to prepare our students to lead the world in
innovation, we need to focus on the creative thought that
gives individuals that innovative edge."
Isn't that asking for a recipe that can be applied like a
solving problem algorithm ?
This said : I am happy that art and humanities (that is
'asking questions' instead of only 'providing already known
answers') start being taken seriously...
Annick
Le 10/09/14 22:13, roger malina a écrit :
> from richard lowenberg
>
> A recent Washington Post article.
>
> www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/09/05/stem-is-incredibly-=valuable-but-if-we-want-the-best-innovators-we-must-teach-the-arts/
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> 1st-Mile Institute www.1st-mile.org =20
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> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/09/05/stem-is-incredibly-valuable-but-if-we-want-the-best-innovators-we-must-teach-the-arts/
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> To learn where that edge comes from, Michigan State University
> observeda group of its honors college graduates from 1990 to 1995 who
> majored in the STEM fields. Their research uncovered that of those
> students, the ones who owned businesses or filed patents had eight
> times the exposure to the arts as children than the general public.
> The researchers concluded that these results are important to note in
> our rebuilding of the U.S. economy. "Inventors are more likely to
> create high-growth, high-paying jobs in our state and that's the kind
> of target we think we should be looking for" said Rex LaMore, director
> of Michigan State's Center for Community and Economic development.
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/09/05/stem-is-incredibly-valuable-but-if-we-want-the-best-innovators-we-must-teach-the-arts/
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