MASTERY

What does it mean to be a master?

COLLABORATION AND MASTERY

How can a mentor help you become a master of your craft?

CRITICAL THINKING ABOUT TALENT AND COMMITMENT

How do talent and commitment interact on the road to mastery? Which one has more impact on perseverance?

COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNITY

How could becoming a master of your craft affect your community? How do the communities of which you are a part (e.g., family, friends, school, city, state, and nation) affect your craft?

CREATIVITY AND MASTERY

Does mastery encourage creativity and innovation?

NEWS

The Rise of Arts Education in Asia

Several of our recent News posts have focused on the importance of balancing and including arts education in an era where there is a stronger emphasis on STEM subjects. Though most schools have some kind of arts based activity or program for its students as… READ MORE

Don’t Neglect the Arts, Warns Arne Duncan

One of the many topics discussed at the recently completed Reimagining Education Conference, sponsored by the Department of Education and the MacArthur Foundation, was finding the proper balance between integrating technology in the classroom while maintaining subjects not geared towards technology such as those in… READ MORE

First Lady Encourages Students

First lady Michelle Obama and YoungArts alum Kerry Washington, star of ABC’s hit show Scandal, recently visited an elementary school that is using arts to improve student outcomes in Washington, D.C. The school, Savoy Elementary, is located in one of the capital’s poorest neighborhoods and… READ MORE

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