Education is a huge issue that not only affects kids and their parents, but their community as well. Schools teach young kids to become the next generation of engineers, technicians, and political leaders, working towards creating a better future for their country and their community. Teachers have the unique job of creating the future leaders of the world, and preparing them for both college and life beyond, by putting a special push towards math and science, the so-called “foundation” of our society. The hard truth is, no one can be anything they want to be. Some people are simply not cut out to be engineers, doctors, or psychologists. Modern day schooling forces students to fit a mold only a select few can fill by creating too much structure and having an overbearing emphasis on math and science, when other, less structured extracurricular activities can promote respect, discipline, and teamwork. Most would agree that, in early stages of life, art is a detrimental and necessary part of any child’s early development and education. In fact, Pre-K through third grade’s education curriculum is usually centered around promoting early creativity and a fondness for learning. Kids learn math by counting colorful pieces of bricks. They learn both science and the basic principles of functionality by playing with train sets and toy cars. Their artistic endeavors even promote cognitive development (i.e., pressing a pencil or crayon harder will darken the color, while holding it
According Gatto, a man who speaks from both the perspective of a student and a teacher, the education system in America is truly a marvel of modern social engineering. He argues the problems commonly associated with American education are just the opposite because, in his view, what some view as issues, are what society has created as the fundamental pillars of schooling. It is his belief that school simply exists not to educate, but to instill the qualities necessary to produce a compliant work force. Thus, the twelve years of schooling millions of kids experience all across the United States only plans to ‘dumb [them] down’ (Gatto, 2003). All the time, money, and effort these kids impart unto their studies in the hopes of learning is only
Involving familiar aspects of play, such as painting and producing an art work, will allow the child to be more comfortable when participating
I know that creativity and the art is very important material for children to learn at a early age. Also in the creativity and art area they are able to figure out different problem and then are able to solve them. In the art area it can help boost their child self confidence and self esteem while in the classroom. One way I will suggestion to the families and caregivers is to make sure that their activities are age appropriate. The second suggestion I will make sure that they have enough room to explore and developing their gross motor skils.
The National Curriculum states that it wants children to ‘experiment’ with different kinds of art and design. Rayment (2007) argues that assessment within the arts can be challenging because children bring their own personal perspective and experience. The answer to assessment is not straightforward as there are factors including the type of activity and personal perspective. I want the class to have sketchbooks, Edwards (2013) says that ‘sketchbooks can be a vital source of assessment information’, because sketchbooks are personal thinking and development records. However, Croft et al (2001) say that the routine and structure of schooling can diminish imagination and many children do not regain the ability of being imaginative.
In working with urban areas, I give back to my local community as a leader of LEAP, an after-school program at Jefferson Elementary in Lennox. In this position, I work in conjunction with another leader to develop and implement exciting and creative curriculum for a classroom of students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade, taking into consideration their diverse ages to ensure participation from all students. When lesson planning with my co-leader, we incorporate her passion for art and my interest in literature into our activities. For example, we instructed the students to work collaboratively to create a storybook where each student is responsible for a page, granting them their own creative freedom. One of the groups, led by Edgar,
On today I observed Ms. Douglas’ kindergarten art class. The room was colorful and filled with various resources such as the elements of art, some key concepts to becoming an artist, and the rules. On the whiteboard were the words I CAN… with the objectives of the day/week listed for each grade level. The display which caught my attention the most was the display board on the side of the room labeled Art Behavior Race. It was a reward system that Ms. Douglas used for all of her class to earn prizes based on their class behavior.
Albert Einstein once said, "Everybody is a genius... But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid". Unfortunately, most school systems depict this quote. They judge a significant amount of the population by their ability to answer a few questions. They rate them with letters and numbers, and force students to be represented by these letters and numbers for the rest of their lives.
“Art provides a natural medium for children to communicate. Drawing or painting pictures enables them to spontaneously and genuinely draw how they're feeling.” besides art doesn’t preusser children say what is going on in their minds as much as speaking to a person would. The fact that it was
Using your own insights into high school, identify a minimum of two serious problems and propose recommendations for addressing them. Cite at least three sources in your response. “Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself” once said John Dewey. ““If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” once said John Dewey.
This approach focuses on the children spending more time in their art class and having more art materials to work with than usual. This approach focuses on telling the children how to find answers to questions on their own instead of the teachers giving them the answers. This focus values creativity and free thoughts for the
I love teaching when the learning in classroom is creative and tangible: When I can sense it in the quickening pace of a roundtable or a student’s visible delight in using newly learned jargon; when I can hear the excitement in students’ testimonials about mastering skills that “made a difference” or theories that transformed practices and perspectives. I count these as teaching successes and make it a habit to reflect on their origins so that I can recreate the conditions for their occurrence repeatedly. The material I teach will inform my philosophy of teaching: relevant scholarship, and the lesson I have learned from personal teaching successes and failures. Classroom activities and assignments will be student-led and compelled by students’
In “When Children Draw” by Sandra Crosser Ph. D she believes that the drawing or scribbling plays an important role in a child’s physical, emotional and cognitive development. It allows children to express their emotions, autonomy, and build confidence. Kellog (1970) described 20 basic scribbles tend to using during their first exploratory stage. Most children do not use all of these scribbles (Cox, 1992). Instead, children favor certain ones as they develop individual styles (Gardener, 1980).
For years, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) struggled to reform Bates Middle School’s, a highly diverse and largely minority populated school, performance as indicated by state standardized testing scores, which were 14-27% behind the county average. “Bates was marked for Corrective Action (the third and highest tier of school improvement) by AACPS” (Snyder, Klos & Grey-Hawkins, 2014, p. 3). To improve student engagement and achievement the school decided to apply a different curricular approach that focused on “the integration of art into the academic content curricula [to provide] a logical approach to address the variety of students’ intelligences that are reflected in their different learning
Years and years of studies and research that show by allowing a child to take a single theatre, dance, art or music class, can increase their overall performance in academics. But yet arts education is still being eliminated in schools worldwide. Most feel that by eliminating the distraction of the Arts will help children be more focused on their "more important" core classes. They feel that arts education is an unnecessary luxury that is just getting in the way of their child's or their students bright future.
Hello, Dr. Kindall and everyone, My Philosophy Regarding Education is that every child can learn and achieve their goals. Not every child is an “A” student, but when we empower that child with the right tools, they are able to accomplish many things. Children needs to know that sometimes they may fail, but that does not define them or their ability to accomplish their goals. By encouraging, the students to develop a growth mindset and not a fixed mindset, giving them the power to keep try repeatedly until they reach their goal.