>My point is that conditioning children to think of art in this formulaic way can only be attributed to ignorance or malice. I can believe that that this is yo

>My point is that conditioning children to think of art in this formulaic way can only be attributed to ignorance or malice. I can believe that that this is your contention. >There is no need to test for reading comprehension using a banal interpretation of poetry. You say things as if they were obviously true. >For evidence of the significance of art in the human experience, check the historical record. OK. I'm not sure what this red herring is supposed to do for your argument.