Wayne State College for a degree in Art Education. I have been anticipating a fresh start from my high school career for a while now. I have been attending Verdigre Public school for all my life, and would appreciate a change of pace. I am also eager to learn new skills in my desired field; Art Education. I began to enjoy art during my sophomore year and it is still my favorite class. I love art for many reasons. One of which is the ability to create a work of art with just an idea in my head. I also
never really been able to participate in. A liberal arts education presents the students with the tools and guiding ramps to get to the
universities for an elevated number of students in specialized STEM fields all the while striking funding for liberal arts programs. A growing number of politicians and parents alike have seen it fit to demean those who wish to pursue a career in the humanities or social sciences and laud those who aspire towards a more “practical” path of technical skills.
liberal arts college is to educate free men and woman to become leaders. Ashei was the first non-profit liberal arts college in West Africa. Patrick saw the need for a liberal arts education because he felt that the current leaders of Africa did not have the creative thinking skills necessary to fix the problems threatening Africa. He believed that a liberal arts education teaches students how to confront complex problems and create new and important ideas. The key trait of a liberal arts education
The Importance of Arts Education Jane Alexander, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), once said, “Many children are missing out on something which gives their education context, gives their lives depth and meaning, and prepares them to be the future workforce.” This “something” that she spoke of is music and art education. Unfortunately, she is entirely correct. We are currently seeing in our country a dramatic cut in arts education curriculum in our public schools
are even going to college at all, which begs to question, what is the purpose of education in the 21st century. As with any big question, there are multiple takes on the higher education system in America. Walter Kirn, a Princeton Alumni, describes education as a “meritocracy,” where those with merit, or wealth in this case, can rise to the top, in a personal narrative – Lost in the Meritocracy - describing what education in the 21st century is. His experiences show us the life of an Ivy Leaguer in
To discuss the value of liberal education, there should be a mutual understanding that investing in college means to invest in oneself. Furthermore, while some consider this investment to be a critical stepping stone to success, others dismiss it, explaining that school simply cannot prepare someone for the “real world.” Sanford J. Ungar and Robert Reich explore both of these subjective values in their essays “The New Liberal Arts” and “College is a Ludicrous Waste of Money.” Ungar, the president
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the summative and formative models of evaluation and their organizational convenient application. Reference from mission statement program descriptions from the previous module assignment would be utilized as an example in this paper. The paper will furnish the research based description of the purposes, members of the audience, information types, and sources of the collection of data which suits summative and formative models of the program evaluation. The
With the arts being cut out of most classrooms these days it is important for us to discover why they were a part of the classroom in the past, and how it affected our student’s learning. It is important that I discuss how the arts affect children’s cognition, emotional and social development. With the latter I will discuss how these developments may affect the student academically. I will discuss how the teacher can teach students to be creative and the difficulty with this task. Finally I
should be able to express your creativity in school? If you say yes. What about Arts Education classes, but what if I were to say that they were trying to take away those classes. How are you going to express your creativity? School Corporations are trying to take Arts Education away from the schools electives. These are classes for people wanting to be musicians, singers, inventors, and artists. The reasons why Arts Educations should stay in school is because of needing to fit in school, to get to be