How to Teach Art to Kids, According to Mark Rothko

https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-teach-art-kids-mark-rothko

Lesson #1: Show your students that art is a universal form of expression, as elemental as speaking or singing

Lesson #2: Beware of suppressing a child’s creativity with academic training

Lesson #3: Stage exhibitions of your students’ works to encourage their self-confidence

Lesson #4: Introduce art history with modern art (not the Old Masters)

Lesson #5: Work to cultivate creative thinkers, not professional artists

From inboxing to thought showers: how business bullshit took over | News | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2017/nov/23/from-inboxing-to-thought-showers-how-business-bullshit-took-over

After the meeting, I found myself wondering why otherwise smart people so easily slipped into this kind of business bullshit. How had this obfuscatory way of speaking become so successful? There are a number of familiar and credible explanations. People use management-speak to give the impression of expertise. The inherent vagueness of this language also helps us dodge tough questions. Then there is the simple fact that even if business bullshit annoys many people, in most work situations we try our hardest to be polite and avoid confrontation. So instead of causing a scene by questioning the bullshit flying around the room, I followed the example of Simon Harwood, the director of strategic governance in the BBC’s self-satirising TV sitcom W1A. I used his standard response to any idea – no matter how absurd – “hurrah”.