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Originally Posted by cashman
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Well to be honest I think it is quite sad.
As I have said in previous posts it affects a wider demographic than people are assuming.
I worked in a fabulous nursery - Fairfield in Accrington.
They had a different kind of learning going on there - based around giving the child creative experiences that they could learn from - a lot more in depth than that , but you can see where I am going. The specific type of learning enabled the children to build their logic skills which in turn helped them to create and build other learning skills. The children attending the nursery have done fantastically at schools. I am sure the Mooneys will agree with this.
The thing is a lot of their funding came from "creative' pots which simply won't be there much longer. That makes me sad.
I have also recently worked in a school in Blackburn who have little money for creative activities as it is - the children are missing out, because like it or not learning through the creative process is one of the most beneficial ways to learn. I am not just talking about painting, but building 3D models/dens/tactile experiences.
How many of you have experienced the joy of your child/grandchild bringing home their first painting - would you take that away from someone else?
Designers, architects, textile manufacturers, art therapists, product designers (including wheelchair and special support furniture designers) will all be affected and many more.
So it will affect disability provisions.
Who do you think will construct the advertising for your good causes? In this day and age where we are bombarded with advertisments, we have become ad-blind. To get through all of that you need good designers, educated ones- not the monkeys who sit on their pc and throw a poster out in publisher, then say ooo I am a designer.
I hate the fact the local governments won't help those in need but will regenerate areas that are fine, or put up sculptures that they have paid thousands of pounds for, or even consider spending money on fixing that damned ugly mess they call a clock in the arndale.
And Flashy- did you vote to keep the clock - that's some money that could go to some of your good causes eh?