There have been debates for years about the value of fine arts education for students. Many researchers claim that the arts improve students' performance in core subjects such as math, science, or english. However, a 2000 study by Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland concluded that the arts have no such effects on student performance. Since then, Ms. Winner and Ms. Hetland have endured criticism from arts educators everywhere. They are now striking back, saying that they strongly support fine arts education, just not for the reasons cited by many other researchers and educators. In their new book (reviewed here), the two women along with co-authors Shirley Veenema and Kimberly Sheridan state a number of other valuable skills developed through fine arts education. Through fine arts classes, students:
-Learn to see and visualize the world better
-Become more persistent
-Develop a more playful attitude
-Develop the ability to learn from their mistakes
-Learn to make critical judgments and justify said judgments
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