As arts educators it can sometimes feel like an endless job explaining the importance of the arts to those that just don't seem to understand it. Currently, in the UK, drama and dance teachers are fighting to make their government understand the value of these art forms. Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, has rather famously indentified drama (in addition to PE and Media Studies) as one of the 'soft subjects'. While hearing this devaluing of the arts from yet another politician may cause arts educators to want to tear their hair out, a really cool website has emerged from all this. Check out the article. It has some astute, passionate and inspiring articles from students, teachers and artists about the role that drama and dance play in the development of a young person.