"It was a feeling that people were very different from each other were all
welcome together, very little judgment going on, as I recall, just a
hootenanny of people's bolstering each other's spirits through music."
Emily Saliers and Amy Ray (Indigo Girls)
On Being
During the Renaissance, the arts were used for teaching students. Subject matter was taught through all of the arts. So if a child could not grasp mathematics for example, he might easily learn through the knowledge of music or the basics of art through measurement.
As each subject of the curriculum was taught through a variety of options, all children could thrive using the skills available to them. The students were not divided into levels as the class moved forward together learning through differing examples.
To be taught through this system, a student was exposed to all subjects weaving in and out of the arts. A certain balance was created with exposure to a wide variety of ways for application of information. Each student thrived according to individual skills and passion which drew the respect of fellow learners. Support seemed to be the fuel, not competition.
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