Characteristics of a "basic" discipline in elementary and secondary education.

The arts are basic subjects. If you do not believe it, just read and listen. In legislation, speeches, and papers, the arts are regularly listed with English, math, and science. Almost everyone interested in promoting the welfare of the arts in general or in education talks about the fundamental necessity of having the arts in the schools.

Philosophical papers affirm the arts on a regular basis. Rhetorically, the arts have clearly won a place at the table of basic subjects. But what is the true extent of their victory, and what does the answer mean in terms of public understanding ...

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