Links Between the Arts and 21st Century Learning

Article written by Bruce D. Taylor

Mr. Taylor is the director of education for the Washington National Opera. He makes a link in this opinion piece between arts education and 21st-century skills. Taylor advocates a new approach to arts education that would integrate creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving throughout the core curriculum. Schools would do well to employ artists and arts specialists to help teach 21st-century skills, while subject teachers should be given the flexibility to incorporate creativity into classroom instruction, Taylor writes. The article The Skills Connection Between The Arts and 21st-Century Learning, Education Week, 2/2.