Capturing Student's Attention with Artisitc Depiction of Historical Events

It is well known that art is often overlooked or cut in most education systems around the world. Many believe that is is a distraction from the core components of education (Math, Science, English and History). While many believe this, studies have shown the complete opposite. Art enhances education and encourages creativity or ‘thinking outside the box’. By definition art is the expression or application of human creative skill and imagination. Without art, earth would be ‘eh’. Funds are running low and the federal government does not require any completion of art in order to receive a diploma. However, art should be a required fifth core class.

The inclusion of art is included at the section two assessments as an Interdisciplinary Activity. On page 26, the activity requires putting together illustrations of ‘accomplishments of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca in the areas of communication, science, and math. Use your own drawings or use photographs from newspapers and magazines’ (Appleby, Brinkley, and McPherson, 2005). On the textbook online access, the integration of technology exists with interactive websites to enhance the learning experiences for social studies students. ‘The more accurately the K–12 social studies program addresses the contemporary conditions of real life and of academic scholarship, the more likely such a program is to help students develop a deeper understanding of how to know, how to apply what they know, and how to participate in building a future. It is within this context that these social studies standards were created. They pay attention to the specific contributions of history, the social sciences, humanities, fine arts, the natural sciences, and other disciplines,

For this assignment, I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This museum has many magnificent pieces of art from all over the world. It also offers many programs for students of all ages and for all different types of educational experiences. There are many ideas and ways that a trip to this museum can be incorporated in a global history classroom.

World Perspectives in Art History, is a course in which solely through art will help students develop their critical thinking and writing skills. The analytical skills that one can attain from studying art can help students of any major become better at the profession they strive for. In this essay I will describe the policies of what is expected, my personal experiences with art, as well as the introductory to art class videos.

In many ways, art is about inclusion. Therefore a global art history curriculum should not solely focus on the evolution of European and American art, leaving Non-Western as an afterthought. This club fights against the constant Eurocentric reality taught through schools

When finding relations between the subjects we learned in school, there are many connections that have become commonplace. For example, most people see the correlation between science and math classes. But when examining the relationship between art and history they discuss how history has influenced art rather than the influence art has had over history. When examining historical events such as the First World War, there is no way to ignore the fact that art is always influenced by history in some way, either on a personal or national level. But in the case of World War I the development of new art forms altered how ideological images could be portrayed to the public. Images that are fed to the community often influence the outcome of historical events as they can cause a sense of complacency of inspire revolutionary acts.

Since the beginning children have always had the want to be creative and interested in art. They are creative with their imagination, coming up with stories and adventures in there heads. They are interested in art wanting to color, maybe outside the lines as they look at the walls in their house and think, “ Oh that is a great canvas for my masterpiece. Mom will love this when she comes home!” As children grow up their interest in art and creativity starts to go away because as they go up the grade ladder. With each new grade the basic class, which are required like English, math, and science, students now lean towards the mistakes they are making and trying to get good grades or go down the road of thinking school is not for them and drop out. What schools do not realize is as they cut the art programs they are taking away what the students are interested in. Jill Hambek, wrote in the Washington Times, “The elective courses are

Art education has shown significant benefits to child development and cognition among high school students. With child development and cognitive benefits, the integration of art in the public high school curriculum can aid academic achievement among high school students. Therefore, the Federal U.S Department of Education must integrate art education in every state with equal credit requirements for graduation as other courses.

For the reason that visual arts education is constantly changing I believe we can for now analyze it as a social construction influenced by culture and the social context which it explains. Arts education has been a vehicle that assists us in making meanings possible.

Art has the ability to tell the stories of history, fashionable movements, spirituality and technology, therefore giving us insight into the lives of people without language barriers. This report recognizes the aspects responsible for making art culturally significant. When considering cultural significance the main features include aesthetic, historic, scientific and social value for the past, present or future generations (http://www.marquis-kyle.com.au/bcsignificance.htm). A variety of sources including an interview with a visual arts educator who has in depth knowledge on this topic, and internet sources have provided evidence to identify the cultural significance of art. Art is vital in the research of historic events, stories of religion, knowledge about technological advances and awareness or connection of human emotion. Despite this, one’s appreciation of art or meaning behind creating art, differs from person to person and has changed extremely since the birth of the internet.

Therefore, art has a significant existence in our everyday lives. And with education that plays an important tool in everyone lives, art will play an important role in order to enhance and support education.The arts strands identify the skills, knowledge, and understandings that students develop through learning in the arts. Benefits of learning creative arts give the children opportunity to explore, express their own ideas, understand and have the confident about their creativity, feelings and getting ideas from others. (Sinclair, C Jeannert, N. & O’Toole J 2012, p.17).

The arts are an essential ingredient for any child’s education, allowing every student to accomplish important things in life. I disagree that arts no longer holds a place in education. By imparting important life skills, providing character education and better appreciation of the arts, arts become essential to students in both the pursuit and achievement of excellence. Yet, many students have little or no opportunity to learning arts as arts is devalued as a core element in the curriculum. Education, without arts, is an incomplete education that fails to develop the full potential of individuals, communities and societies. Hence arts are of great importance in the students’ learning experiences and should hold a place

Students must be taught to understand the principles of art as they are understood by the cultural group in which they belong in order to truly achieve global awareness and appreciation for art. Obviously, teachers must gain this awareness themselves before they can impart it to their students. Travel, physically or intellectually, is necessary for teachers who truly aspire to instill a devotion to open-mindedness and tolerance in their students. Furthermore, teachers themselves must be open to teaching about culturally diverse art, and learning the history and meaning of behind such pieces. As teachers, we must constantly be open to expanding our base of knowledge and learning new information to share with our students. It is important to note that teaching art requires more than just looking at pictures, listening to music or watching a dance. To teach art in a truly meaningful way, principles of art history, production, criticism and aesthetics must be explored. Students must be taught to value not only the beauty of art, but also the meaning, elements and the history of art. Students do not naturally look at a painting and know the principles contained in it, who created it and for what purpose. Students must learn how to view and critique art in order to understand it. This understanding can come from being immersed in an environment in which art is an essential component to learning. If art is integrated throughout the curriculum,

Art Education is very important for students. A growing body of research suggests that the arts offer students a unique, valuable way to grow intellectually, socially and emotionally. These things are all associated with creativity. Schools today want to focus more on the four core classes math, science, english, and social studies which is acceptable for some students who are academically stronger in school. Opposed to the students who have a harder time focusing in school and we see them drawing when they need to be taking notes. Creativity today has become less and less more visible in classrooms in America. Due to the expansion of technology people see that it takes less time to look an idea up on the internet rather than taking the time to come up with something original.

Throughout history, art has been a prominent part of culture. It has defined humanity and symbolizes the creativity of humans. Artists have been shaped by the world, but also through the people inhabiting the world. Whether it is through education or self-learning, art and creativity play a role in early education. However, despite the value of art remaining intact in society today, art education has become an afterthought. All over the country art education programs have decreased in funding, and are only validated when looked at through the view of general education. This idea of validation through education is not the point of the arts. The arts are what nations are remembered for, and is part of what makes people human. The relevance of art education in society is important to me, because ever since I was seven years old, I have wanted to be an art teacher. For my interview, I spoke to Luke Bassuener to discuss the importance of art education, and examine how art creates community. As an art teacher at Crestwood Elementary School in Madison, Luke Bassuener works to encourage children’s imagination and instill the process of creativity.