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Art is Science is Art

Follow @lmcarey A student I've taught the past years recently asked me the following questions for our upcoming yearbook: "In what ways do you incorporate art with technology? What would you like your students to learn about creativity?" Here are my responses: Art is science is art. The distinction between these 2 and many subjects in school tends to narrow our definition and understanding of how our learning in the classroom connects to the world. Design is the key intersection between technology and art as well as form and function. Making something that has a practical purpose while being aesthetically pleasing is what we see in successful business practices in the modern world. Evaluating your scientific work with an artistic eye and vice versa makes yours work more meaningful.  I'd like my students to get the sense that being creative on any project or within any field should always be their goal, but it is not easy by any means. It's