On this website you will find interviews with successful professionals working in a wide variety of occupations, from art, filmmaking and design fields to areas of financial services, medicine and engineering, among others. The consistency that we have noticed is that these working professionals have not only mastered the current technological and programming tools now standard in their industry but they are also proficient in the traditional (non-digital) crafts of their trade. Few professions are dependent on a single concept or tool; while it is important to be able to work with and incorporate new technology, success in many areas still relies on a working knowledge of historical precedents, creativity and, above all, hands-on experience.
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TRUTHDIG | By MIKE ROSE
… no one in power is asking the more fundamental questions like: What is the purpose of education in a democracy, and are our reforms enhancing—or possibly restricting—that purpose?
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS
Neuroscientists from seven universities across the country used brain imaging studies and behavioral assessments to advance our understanding of the effects of music, dance, and drama education onother types of learning. The findings from their coordinated three-year study suggest that children motivated in the arts develop attention skills and strategies for memory retrieval that also apply to other academic subject areas.
HOUSE OF RADON
The digital revolution of the last decade has unleashed creativity and talent in an unprecedented way, with unlimited opportunities. But does democratized culture mean better art or is true talent instead drowned out?
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