| As you know, our brain is divided into
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| | 1. Increased ability to focus on the task
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| two hemispheres. Each hemisphere
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| | at hand which carries over into all areas
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| processes information differently.
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| | of the child's life.
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| Reading, writing, arithmetic, and
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| | 2. Right brain stimulation, which is
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| science, are all activities that are
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| | crucial to the development of the "whole
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| primarily controlled by the left
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| | child". Do not under estimate the
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| hemisphere of the brain. This hemisphere
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| | importance of creativity, the ability to
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| is responsible for rational and
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| | think abstractly (out of the box). The
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| analytical thought.
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| | best thinkers, inventors, and
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| The right hemisphere of the brain
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| | entrepreneurs of our time have a healthy
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| controls imagination, visual and spatial
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| | dose of right brain influence.
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| perception. It's dominant in art, music,
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| | 3. Able to better understand visual,
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| and physical movement. Drawing and the
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| | spatial, and perceptual tasks essential
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| arts exercise a portion of the brain that
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| | to the creative process. 4. Its fun and
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| is increasingly being regarded as not
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| | leads to interest in other artistic
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| being important (educationally speaking).
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| | endeavors.
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| Funding for art programs across the
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| | 5. Promotes problem solving ability.
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| country is being slashed or outright
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| | 6. Self expression.
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| eliminated to the detriment of our
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| | 7. Promotes increased focus, which
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| children.
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| | enhances learning.
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| Children learn best when both sides of
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| | 8. Increased confidence that carries over
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| their brains are stimulated. This occurs
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| | into other areas.
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| when the learning environment is both
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| | 9. A sense of individuality and the
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| participatory and interactive. The modern
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| | importance of individual style.
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| classroom does have a participatory side
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| | Art increases cognitive ability and
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| but it is sorely lacking in
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| | drawing is the primary building block in
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| interactivity. Drawing and art is one of
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| | artistic expression. Kids start to draw
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| the best ways to bring interactivity into
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| | when they're very young and will continue
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| your child's life.
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| | to draw if they feel they can learn to
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| Drawing and art s develop many important
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| | draw better. Help your child become a
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| aspects of a child's ability including
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| | better learner and thinker by continuing
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| but not limited to:
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| | their education in art.
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