In general, there are many advantages to being involved with the arts. I've made an acronym to explain just a few of the advantages.
A: Academic Development
R: Respect For Diversity
T: Think Out of the Box
S: Social Development
Academic Development: In an A+ school (a school that has arts incorporated into the curriculum) the arts can help students feel successful. Also, arts can give students a new found self confidence. Therefore, the students can carry over the confidence into their academic life resulting in academic success.
Respect For Diversity: A person can learn about cultures and lifestyles of other people by looking at sculptures and paintings.
Think Out of the Box: Arts allows a person to think on the creative side of their brain instead of the analytical side. Therefore, when a student uses arts to learn math, they are using the creative side of their brain. Also, in any form of art there is no set answer.
Social Development: Any person is capable of some form of art no matter what their age and background may be. Therefore, the arts can knit together different people resulting in a bond that can help diminish differences.
Monday, June 4, 2012
A+ Schools
A school that has arts incorporated into the curriculum is called an A+ school. Let me clarify, there is a difference between schools having art as a subject and arts being infused into a school's curriculum. Art incorporated into the curriculum means that in math, science, english, and history a teacher will use drama, music, drawing, and singing as devices for learning. In comparison, art as a subject strictly focuses on perfecting a person's art skills.
Schools that have arts incorporated into their curriculum have seen an increase in attendance and a decrease in discipline. Kids are wanting to learn and come to school because they are enjoying school. Furthermore, students have scored higher on many areas of academics due to their A+ school.
In Arkansas, there are half a douzen A+ schools, and I got the chance to visit one in El Dorado called the Hugh Goodwin school. I got to see how the Hugh Goodwin school had their students learning by singing their times tables or drawing events in history.
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