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How that bullshit answer got any applause worried me for the future of our country “Am I allowed to respond to this?” I asked the director into the mic
“Please”
I sighed, rolling up my sleeves “I told myself I would try to hold back, because often when I lay down the truth, people get hurt” I grinned at the laughter filling the room
“Anyti a drink of his water
“Well, Dr Davenport, your statehts the fundanition in your work And don’t get , I’o into work every day hoping to save asa naive a damn if someone knows my accomplishments My art isn’t for anyone butthe innermost parts of myself That is all the satisfaction I need It may seem scary for all you people who need a path to walk, and the ten steps of beco whatever, but for us, we artists oals and li a technicolor life, my friend”
“Boom!” someone yelled from my side of the hall, and I winked in that direction
“Next question” The director pointed to someone from the creative side
He stood “My question is for Ms Poe,” he said when he was given a mic
I re a picture with hi up
“How do you feel about how the educational systeain?”
“I’ in a culture that has disillusioned itself into believing that the focus on arts is no longer needed An artist designed that NYU shirt you are wearing, and an artist spent ti, and without realizing it, the educational syste away at the core of itself”
“I concur, to a degree” Eli faced the student “However, a focus on the sciences is in fact more important, not only for our economy, but also our overall status as a society America is ranked thirty-first in mathematics and twenty-third in the sciences How can we not place a focus on that? If you want to be an artist, fine, but why does that translate into not understanding cheive up and say, ‘I’m more artistic, I don’t need to learn this’”
“Well on that note, as last ti or were creative, Dr Davenport?” I cut in, forcing hi is that artists should be well-rounded, and I don’t find fault in that, but what about professionals? How many students take an art class for an easy A and don’t actually learn to draw? When was last time you were an artist, Dr Davenport?”
He nodded “Touché”
“Next question”