There is a need to know how things work, to make them work, and to why they work in order to have answers. Grant Wood writes, The average child lives more vividly than the average adult. As a child, there are no responsibilities that hinder them like the responsibilities and hindrances of an adult. This gives the child an opportunity to express themselves in varied ways, shape or form. Give a child crayons and paper and he will not ask question.
Children learn how to deal with their emotions through the arts.
Expression is a controlled activity involving the selection and organization of materials of past experience and their fusion with present situations to create new forms. The development of expressive powers increases sensitivity, sharpens the perceptive faculties, and makes the creature more alive to the world. There are numerous reasons why the arts are so essential to a child's development. Therefore I, as a parent, feel the need for the arts in our schools. I feel, as a future teacher, the need for the arts in education.