“ For Eisner, the essence of mind is reflected in the process of making qualitative distinctions in response to the environment, forming concepts, and representing those concepts. Accordingly, he tells us that the arts play a critical role in the development of the mind because they fundamentally engage a process in which “perception is refined, imagined, stimulated, judgement fostered, and technical skills developed”(ACM, 15)” (Blanken-Webb, 55). (Jigsaw passage 1)