PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nathan, Linda
TI  - Expanding the Vision of Self: Why the Arts Matter
AID  - 10.17763/haer.83.1.028q634086r02t24
DP  - 2013 Apr 01
TA  - Harvard Educational Review
PG  - 47--53
VI  - 83
IP  - 1
4099  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/83/1/47.short
4100  - http://harvardeducationalreview.org/content/83/1/47.full
SO  - herp2013 Apr 01; 83
AB  - In this reflective essay, Linda F. Nathan, the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy and currently the executive director of Center for Arts in Education at Boston Arts Academy, shares a story about how one student, Ronald, expands his vision of self through his engagement with the arts. In presenting this reflection on Ronald's experience, Nathan highlights the power of the arts in helping students define and construct their identity.