loading . . . Education’s Imagination Crisis: Why We Need Art Schools for the Mind When artist Patrick Brill, better known as Bob and Roberta Smith, declared, “All schools should be art schools,” his words were not a call to mass-produce painters or sculptors. They were a manifesto for reimagining education itself , a system that, for centuries, has prioritised conformity over curiosity, standardisation over creativity, and compliance over critical thinking. At its heart, Brill’s statement challenges us to ask: What if schools were designed not to “teach” but to “ignite”? The Prussian Paradox: How Fear Shaped Modern Schooling To understand why education stifles imagination, we must revisit 19th-century Prussia. http://newartschool.education/2025/09/17/educations-imagination-crisis-why-we-need-art-schools-for-the-mind/
