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Your letters: Canadians support
education in the arts
Fri., April 6, 2o18
Arts Education squeezedt across Ontario schools, new report says, April
The People for Education report resonates with parents, educators and the arts
community alike. The arts are essential toOntario's curriculum and need to be
supported.
empowerThe arts especiallyat-risk youth, to
succeed
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managers,later life. Canadians know this and 8rz n, -r cent believe that investment in arts education
Creativity is a necessary skill for many in the workforce:
developers and even cultural workers. These skills are the backbone of many Ontario
jobs and t drivers r
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achievement and development guidelines to ensure the arts are prioritized and
complement
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It is also time to update the arts education curriculum to ensure it better reflects
Ontario's evolving and pluralistic reality,including a respectful
knowledgeIndigenous and world views.
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Bruce Pitkin, Ontarians for the Arts, Toronto
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