Look, I’m not here to bash sports. I love football as much as the next person (go Pats!) and there’s no doubt that offering physical education and after-school sports programs are important. However, there DOES appear to be some doubt about the importance of arts education and after-school programs in America; while funding for sports continues to be aggressively protected in many areas, funding for the liberal arts is cut like a bad pizza – no forethought or hesitation, and everyone ends up the worse for it. So here’s just a few reasons why the arts deserve just as much attention and love as sports. 1 . Involvement in the Arts Bolsters Creativity Whether it be music, visual arts, writing, or whatever floats your boat, the arts allow you to explore your creative side and think outside the box. There aren’t rules in art – you just have to let
