Episode Notes -

In this episode, art teachers Laura and Susie join host Bill Selak to discuss how visual arts education enhances creativity and imagination in ways that benefit every profession. From amusing elementary student dream jobs like "duck helper" to thought-provoking insights about art's impact on happiness and fulfillment, this episode how skills like keen observation, perseverance, and design thinking lend themselves to careers like detective, architect, and engineer. Laura and Susie share anecdotes about teaching techniques like blind contour drawing to train sight and hand-eye coordination. Their passion for the arts shines through as they assert visual arts' role in improving lives by building community and fulfillment.

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