The Answer Will Only Arrive

Children Can't Help But Create: They Need To Put Their Mind On The Page, They Want To Paint, To Sculpt, To Write Short Stories.

The Vocational Approach At Nocca (new Orleans Center For The Creative Arts) Helps Build Grit In Students. It Teaches Them How To Be Single-minded In Pursuit Of A Goal, To Sacrifice For The Sake Of A Passion. The Teachers Demand Hard Work From Their Kids Because They Know, From Personal Experience, That Creative Success Requires Nothing Less.

You Know More Than You Know.

While Human Nature Largely Determines How We Hear The Notes, It Is Nurture That Lets Us Hear The Music.

Knowledge Can Be A Subtle Curse. When We Learn About The World, We Also Learn All The Reasons Why The World Cannot Be Changed. We Get Used To Our Failures And Imperfections. We Become Numb To The Possibilities Of Something New