opening a young mind to art opens up a lifetime of achievement

All it takes is a little vision to see the value of art

Art challenges and inspires young people.  The creativity nurtured in the classroom evolves into innovation, and, eventually, invention.  Studies have shown that children who participate in the arts are more likely to set goals and successfully achieve them.  In fact, studies show that kids who participate in the arts are more likely to continue education after high school.  As you can see, art belongs in our schools.........Crayola (www.crayola.com)

Creativity
creativity grows from:

once i saw a texas billboard that read:
what is a metaphor?
-a place for horses to graze-

My favorite metaphor is:
children are like rubber bands;
they need to be stretched.