A mere 15 hours of training prepare facilitators to engage the arts and humanities for rigorous and enjoyable education. Texts turn into raw material for making art, which makes difficulty an artistic challenge rather than an obstacle. This is pedagogical acupuncture because making art from texts activates cognitive, emotional, and civic faculties. Maria Montessori, medical doctor and scientist, developed her method in the slum to demonstrate that intelligence and creativity abound everywhere.
