"Education and the Fine Arts." Education and the Fine Arts This article, “Why Schools are Cutting Fine Arts Education” is about why schools are cutting the arts. With the author being unknown, but we see that the author uses clear examples on why the arts is being cut over another curriculum. Throughout this article the author tends to use more pathos than anything with personal experiences to invoke the reader to do something over the budget cuts.
Why should students be required to take an arts class? Arts is where students can show their artistic abilities or their musical talents to everyone else. Students should be required to take an arts class because those classes can open up more career opportunities, the students in the class work together in groups, and the student can show their ability to do different things that maybe someone else can’t do. The first reason as of why the class should be required is the class could open up more career opportunities in the future.
A broad body of research has established the ways in which arts education can make a difference to student engagement and learning in the classroom. Here are some of the findings, “As schools have felt increasing pressure from standardized tests and federal mandates to spend more time on reading and math, school curricula is narrowing in focus, leading to a 22% reduction in the amount of time spent on arts and music instruction.” There is an increasing issue with targeting arts when there is a lack of time for other areas in
In college departments are required to have a certain amount of students enrolled in one of the departments courses. If a academic department in the school cannot reach a certain amount of students over a certain time the department will have to close. Arts and humanities classes are on the decline due to the number of job opportunities available. However, arts and humanities courses are important to help develop an understanding for literature and art. Many college students are not a fan of taking arts and humanities courses because the courses do not correspond with their major.
Art programs are important to a student´s average school day, they are time amidst the school day that a student can feel as though they are in their element. A time throughout the day where they can relax and be themselves and focus on something they truly enjoy. Classrooms across America are facing budget cuts, unfortunately this causes the products that these classrooms use to below quality and the classroom are not able to support the students they have. These programs should not be cut from schools because they help students academically, socially, and developmentally. From a young age schools and parents have used art programs to help students learn, whether it be with singing to help memorize words or matching pictures to a story.
Students need the extra curricular activities. Parents do not want to send their children to schools who only focus on standardized testing. Students should be able to take Art classes and learn foreign language. Learning a foreign language could help the student in the future because it would be easier to get a job. “Children (and even adults) who play an instrument 30 minutes a week over the course of a little over a year have more highly developed brains...
Rationale for Arts Education Donna Ann Dunlap MTE/528CA January 8th, 2018 Dr. Gay Lynn Pendleton Rationale for Arts Education Art has always been a part of people’s lives. It provides a creative outlet, and provides us with beauty. It influences our culture, society and even our economy. There are many benefits to teaching art in California schools, and there are specific components needed for a quality California arts program.
My own experience in the arts has shown me that arts is important to a child’s education. The arts has helped me grow as a person in multiple ways. Arts has helped me build a creative side, which
Art programs can be very beneficial to students, allowing them to explore their creative interests that can be applied to a professional field of study. Programs in the category of Fine Arts and English define this area and include more specific areas such as dance, music, drama/ theatre, visual arts, and reading. These programs, as of late have been facing many cuts in their budgets, being considered less of a focus when it comes to the core curriculum needed in order to pass college. While there is a much more dramatic focus on this subject in high schools, it also affects large colleges as well. Personally, I believe that is absolutely outrageous that these programs are being cut from schools when they are incredibly important to all
While we do offer a lot of programs for the arts and Auburn High School, we do not always have the necessary supplies for it. For example, our musical club often finds itself victim to low funding, and we are forced to constantly recycle old sets and costumes. As the stage manager this is very frustrating, since without needed materials our shows often turn out bland and boring, even if it is not our fault. Additionally, music and art can be a great outlet for stressed students, and I think offering more opportunities to them would be a wonderful idea. It is important to support creatively ambitious students as much as we support athletic ones.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has described the innovation process as a “back-and-forth start-and-stop model” that is “hectic, unscripted and collaborative” (OECD, 2010). Innovation does not always coincide with research and development, except in governmental situations. Looking at the political reality in the U.S. and the likelihood that there is no support for a federal cap and trade system, a carbon tax might be a possible solution which could reduce the budget deficit (McKibbin et al., 2012). One reason to prefer a carbon tax over cap and trade is to follow what was done in the European Union which passed its cap and trade system. This lead to free allocations, which essentially meant gains for those receiving windfalls, while a carbon tax avoids uncertainty.
Art is like a language, ideas and thoughts that may not be able to be articulated any other way. The big debate is whether artist artwork is a waste of resources and time, or if it is good for the world with all the creativity and the beauty it has. Art is more than justifiable to enjoy it. The enjoyment of art gives modern
The arts were pushed into a corner, despite being able to help students grow who they are as people, but also help them in other important areas of school. The arts are important in education and should get funding appropriately. Receiving a good education in the arts can greatly help a student’s mental well being. Many students in school are shy, reserved,
According to Duma (as cited in Rabkin, 2014, pp. 8-9), art integration is Art integration at best makes the arts an interdisciplinary partner with other subjects. Students receive rigorous instruction in the arts and thoughtful integrated curriculum that makes deep structural connections between the arts and other subjects. It enables students to learn both deeply. The practice of making art, and its performance or exhibition becomes an essential part of pedagogy and assessment, but not just in art or music class. These activities become part of the routine of studying history, science, reading and
Introduction Visual and performing arts tend to act as separate entities within the field of education; considerably isolated from the majority of academia, these sectors are often considered to be secondary or elective options after completing primary education. The arts are an essential part of a well-rounded education, however, when an institute begins a budgeting process, the arts are rarely considered a top priority. For example, during periods of recession many public schools within the United Stated were forced to cut visual, performing and musical arts programs, despite studies that proved the exposure to the arts to be beneficial for students both academically and in extracurricular activities. Learning in an art-infused environment
