The Muses Go To School: Inspiring Stories About the Importance of Arts in Education

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What do Whoopi Goldberg, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Rosie Perez and Phylicia Rashad have in common A transformative encounter with the arts during their school years. In The Muses Go To School autobiographical interviews with a dozen well-known artists and performers are paired with interpretive essays by distinguished educators to produce a powerful case for giving arts a central role in education. These smart, entertaining voices draw the surprising connections between the arts and the development of the intellect, imagination and self-esteem of young people.

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"Powerful narratives that put a human face on the oftendry statistical studiesa passionate and personal reflection upon the effects of Americas educational policies."
The Washington Independent Review of Books

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Herbert Kohl is a celebrated writer, teacher, and advocate. He is the author of more than forty books, including 36 Children. A recipient of a National Book Award and a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award, he was the founder and first director of the Teachers and Writers Collaborative in New York City and established the PEN West Center in San Francisco. He lives in Point Arena, California. Tom Oppenheim is the artistic director of the Stella Adler Studio of Acting. A lifelong New Yorker, he studied acting at the National Shakespeare Conservatory and with his grandmother Stella Adler. He has numerous theater, film, and television credits and is the recipient of the 2009 Laurette Taylor award from Theatre East. He lives in New York City.