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I think the problem with the arts in America is how unimportant it seems to be in our educational system.

There are different types of talents and intelligences, and traditional schools sometimes ignore the creative ones. It is important for us to give kids every platform for them to find what they are good at and what they love. The arts also provide a space for newfound creativity.

Kids deserve arts, and it's just as important as science, math, history, English or athletics.

I think the arts are absolutely necessary for children to be creative and express themselves because every child is different.

I think an education is beneficial, but whether it takes an education to be successful in the arts is a whole other question.

Arts education is a big part of building a 21st century creative mind, and I think that we have let way too many kids lose their way by not drawing in their young minds with music, dance, painting and the other various ways we can express those things we do not have words for.

We say arts education is good for general education, but that's not the point. The arts are what great nations are remembered for. They are a mirror.

I think the arts are very important for children growing up.

So what it boils down to, in my humble opinion, is that we need to support the arts in schools, and at every other level in the education of children.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.