I found the Artistic Aesthetic blog very interesting because i have never shadowed an art teacher, asked them their perspectives or seen how they work in their classroom. All i remember from art class in elementary school is how much my teacher loved art and the pretty holiday decorations that we were able to create. In this blog, the art teacher says that art is anything that involves creativity. Therefore, science, social studies, math, English, etc. can be art if you are able to make them creative. An art teacher teachers kids how to be creative. She says that art is universal. I took this to mean that all children can be artist, they just have to have someone teach them creativity in their learning.
http://academicaesthetic.com/2010/08/30/what-i-teach/
I completely agree with your post! I never really ever thought art was everywhere but now that I read the teachers blog, I think about art a completely different way. I think that it would make science, social studies, math, and english a lot more fun for the students if it was fun and creative. I think that it is really hard to do this and would take a lot of experience and practice. I would love to go into an art room and observe and talk to an art teacher about ideas to incorporate art into other subject areas so the students can learn the best they can.
ReplyDeleteI agree art is great and can be used everywhere I never really thought about it before starting to take classes towards becoming a teacher. This can also be good for students who have special needs because art can be a good way to express yourself and may make busy work alot more fun. Also students who are autistic usually have a special talent and maybe art is it, this could be helpful for them when working on other subjects.
ReplyDeleteWhen I first read your post, I agreed that art was important, but I was very curious to see how someone could make an "art blog". After looking at the blog, though, I realized how creative and interesting it could be. I really appreciate you sharing that. I loved it!
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