Rick Lear writes about the transformative power of art for students, in this recent EdWeek blog post.

Maxine Greene, whose career as a philosopher spanned parts of six decades, argued with force and boundless passion for the centrality of the arts in our lives, and in the education of our young in particular. On her death in May, 2014, Teachers College President Susan Fuhrman noted, “With the passing of Maxine Greene, Teachers College has lost its brilliant philosopher queen.”

Greene believed that art informs and has power only when we make a personal connection to a work of art. When that happens, art alters our vision of the world and of ourselves.  Read more here.