 Today, you hit the snooze bar. You checked your email. You checked your fantasy football team. You rejected an insulting trade offer. You ate your lunch. You did all the things that one normally does the day before a 175-mile-per-hour hurricane blows through your city, leaving it in a state of ruin. Kids who participate in the arts do better in school and in life. To learn more about the value of arts education, visit americansforthearts.org.