"From the children's perspective, we attempt to coerce behavior, even in such completely personal decisions as when to go to the bathroom or when to get a drink of water. The bell rings, go to lunch; the lights blink, put your work away, whether you are finished or not. Despite the rhetoric of American education, it does not teach children to be independent but rather to be dependent on external sources for direction, for truth, for meaning." - Lisa Delpit It does no good to underestimate the power of art in spreading ideas - whether revolutionary or hand-in-hand with the status quo. Why are the arts so systematically brushed under the rug? After all, to squash the artist in the child's mind, in a society that revolves around capital, is to squash the dreamer, the questioner, the subverter, and to ensure they become an agent of capital alongside everyone else. We need not only attack the institutions and systems which uphold and wield unjust power - but also consider: where do we go ...