Arts, and I mean all arts, visual, performing, musical and otherwise, are a necessary part of our very Being. Keeping in touch with the creative part of our mind helps us come back to our center. Even to those who don't practice arts regularly. The best way for me to become calm is to get into with the artist in me. And becoming calm is the best way to get clarity. That's where many great ideas come from, clarity.

   So I think arts should be a very integral part of our society. Cutting the arts from our schools just might make it enough for me to decide to home school my child because I very much intend for him to learn about the arts.