Arts Teaching Could Become More Important than Maths

Andreas Schleicher is the researcher who leads the Programme for International Student Assessment at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.  He is widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost thinkers about the future of education around the world. The above quote comes from his testimony to the British House of Commons.  A recent article describes his testimony further, where he suggests that we may be in the forefront of a growing global awareness that the arts are not a side issue, but rather a possible solution to the world’s most pressing problems.

Date Published: 15 June 2019