The effect of deprivation is the same in both cases. The effect is less instant and dramatic in the case of children who know no culture, but just as deadly in the long run. We’re not talking about economic benefit or
competitive advantage or maximising employment choices:
we’re talking about life and death – the life of the mind and
the heart, the murder of the soul.
Philip Pullman
A new report from a Culture and Learning Consortium in the UK
"The message behind this report is very simple:
In the economic downturn, funding needs to be protected or ring-fenced
to enable cultural learning opportunities to thrive. We want this report to
provide a spur for action in focusing attention on the civic engagement
and power of cultural learning for personal benefit and the collective good. The implied definition of ‘culture’ within this report is the arts and
heritage, embracing artefacts and works of art, literature and the
performing arts. "
http://www.cultureandlearning.org.uk/
