Reflection+5

As art educators, it is our job to make sure that children are getting the right amount of art in their lives, the knowledge of the subject, as well as the experience. How children attain and retain the information however, is a different story. In these three chapters, as well as a chapter out of __Experience & Art: Teaching Children to Paint__, we come to understand the importance of a successful art program, as well as what the students should be receiving from these art programs. Studies show that strong art programs, where projects peak student interest, as well as having access to some of the best materials, show improvements with school attendance. Even though they may have these opportunities, we the teachers must allow for an interest in learning as well as a way to retain the information. In chapter 17, Hurwitz talks about different activities and creative ideas there are in order for students to learn. Some ideas that can be used are those talked about in chapter 10 with technology, a typical source that is used in everyday life for most elementary students. These topics are then related into the idea that was discussed in painting where it is up to the students to start to learn the different eras of art, it time period and what it’s famous for. They then had to take these ideas and relate them to their work, to not be afraid to go outside the box and influence their own work based on a style or skill. As noted, they are all intertwined again like previous chapters that deal with the development of children and the phases they go threw and what we as teachers can do about their development. In class we have talked about ways in which we can get our students involved with the art, the hook to make them want to create art, as well as remembering the concepts we learned to allow students to retain the information we are teaching them. These are crucial in the success not only in their development, but as well as the program we have created. We also have learned how to successfully implement these situations into our lesson plans so that we can fulfill our requirements as well as state requirements in the assessment of their knowledge of art. Throughout class we have also learned about the developmental processes of children and the importance of art in its entirety on their cognitive skills as well. The realization within these four chapters is plain and simple. One of these days, it is going to come down to me teaching, and my students maybe not comprehending what is being taught, or not getting the full art experience due to a lack in a budget or materials. This is where these chapters come into play, ways in which I as a teacher can allow for my students to succeed in art as well as their future endeavors just based on the sole use of simple ways to remember not only the material, but also alternate ways to get them great materials. These two aspects are very important in their success as well as my own. So keeping in mind these few topics will help greatly in the future.
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