Skill in the digital age is confused with mastery of digital tools, masking the importance of understanding materials and mastering the elements of form.
John MaedaRead
In the '70s and '80s there was an attempt in K-12 to teach science through art or art through science. The challenge today is how do you build the ethos of art and design into the academy of science.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote highlights the integration of art and science in education and the ongoing challenge of merging these disciplines effectively.
John Maeda reflects on the historical efforts to teach science and art in tandem during the '70s and '80s, emphasizing the importance of fostering a culture that values both disciplines within academic institutions. He suggests that the current challenge lies in embedding the principles of art and design into the framework of science education, thereby enriching both fields and promoting interdisciplinary learning.
Themes
ArtScienceEducationInterdisciplinaryCreativity
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a presentation about innovative teaching methods in education.
More from John Maeda
All quotes →Simplicity is about subtracting the obvious and adding the meaningful.
John MaedaRead
Technological advances have always been driven more by a mind-set of 'I can' than 'I should' Technologists love to cram maximum functionality into their products. That's 'I can' thinking, which is driven by peer competition and market forces But this approach ignores the far more important question of how the consumer will actually use the device focus on what we should be doing, not just what we can.
John MaedaRead
When people say, 'I don't get art' ... that means art is working.
John MaedaRead
Amidst all the attention given to the sciences as to how they can lead to the cure of all diseases and daily problems of mankind, I believe that the biggest breakthrough will be the realization that the arts, which are considered "useless," will be recognized as the whole reason why we ever try to live longer or live more prosperously. The arts are the science of enjoying life.
John MaedaRead
Similar quotes
What is a coach? We are teachers. Educators. We have the same obligations as all teachers, except we probably have more influence over young people than anybody but their families. And, in a lot of cases, more than their families.
Joe PaternoRead
I think sometimes parents and teachers fail to stretch kids. My mother had a very good sense of how to stretch me just slightly outside my comfort zone.
Temple GrandinRead
America's greatest long-term influence on China comes from playing host to the thousands of students who come from China each year, some of the ablest Chinese scholars and scientists. They will be the most powerful agents for change in China.
Lee Kuan YewRead
We live in a moment and a culture when reading is really endangered. There's simply no way to write well, though, if you're not reading well.
Jennifer EganRead
The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation.
Johann Wolfgang Von GoetheRead
I went to a segregated school; I was born a Negro, not a black man.
Michael Eric DysonRead