ABSTRACT
What makes a culture unique, where are the commonalities that we share if it
isn’t the arts? The arts make us all a part of humankind. When you think
of learning as a whole instead of little pieces, the arts give you the whole pic-
ture. So, in seventh grade when I teach ancient civilizations, how could
I teach about Greece and not teach about drama? How could I teach
about Greece and not teach about architecture? And in eighth grade,
it’s really been interesting to watch the student who studied Mozart
and found out that he was a contemporary of George Washington.
