Art education is very important to me. I believe it is a valuable developmental tool, as well as a way for students to understand, interpret, and interact with the world around them.
The following are a couple of articles supporting the importance of art in education from Edutopia:
http://www.edutopia.org/arts-education-humanities-creativity
http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development
Click here for a link to the National Art Education Assosiation
