GreatdanePuck15

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  • in reply to: CIRCLE #4948
    GreatdanePuck15
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    I believe this is all about a personal comfort level. I teach middle school kids and there will always be a few students that are too shy to speak in front of even a small group. I have found that it all depends on the topic of choice. Opening yourself up in a circle formation breaks the barriers of security but puts everyone in the same boat so to speak. If a student is excited about the topic and can relate they will speak, if they are unfamiliar they may wait for other students to respond before they take a chance and further open themselves up.

    kms6947

    in reply to: ACTIVISM #4946
    GreatdanePuck15
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    I do believe art provides a chance to execute change, however I am not sure in a k-12 setting this is a possibility. I do however believe awareness of oppression and teaching them to get involved in their communities and to have a voice is a great place to start. I think education sometimes stifles the creativity and innovation in young students because of standards and curriculum. I have said this before and I will continue to believe that standards and curriculum are detrimental to the process of art in an educational setting.

    kms 6947

    in reply to: DIVERSITY AWARENESS #4944
    GreatdanePuck15
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    I believe the challenges are curriculum standards that districts view as viable content for the students. Ignorance of who and what is important through history from individuals who do not teach the content seem to sometimes drive the content ie. school board, superintendent, etc..

    kms6947

    in reply to: 1. CURRICULUM #4858
    GreatdanePuck15
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    Studio art curriculum or project-based lessons for me involves sculpture, drawing and painting. The curriculum does not encompass or embrace what a well-rounded artist or student should possess. The problem I encounter and perceive with art education in today’s schools are current curriculum stifles the creative process because students are so concerned with grades and expectations rather that the process and experience of problem-solving and exploration of one’s self. It is hard to encourage students to break boundaries when you as an educator are under constraint of a curriculum that does not allow for individuality to its fullest.

    in reply to: 6. FUTURE #4857
    GreatdanePuck15
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    I would personally like to see curriculum explore and address the issues of race, gender, sexuality, age and disability. I think all sensitive issues could be addressed if a school district aligned their curriculum k-12. The more sensitive topics such as sexuality and race could be taught at a high school level while the less sensitive at an elementary level. Aligning a curriculum k-12 would allow for students to grow and explore viable topics that are mostly missing from a school curriculum.

    in reply to: 5. CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE #4856
    GreatdanePuck15
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    I do not believe that present day art curriculum is diverse enough nor does it embrace gender, age, sexuality, and disability. The community and school district are afraid of what may be generated in a care-free environment to create art and explore and test boundaries. For me as a middle school teacher, my curriculum and boundaries are set by the surrounding community and parents. If I encouraged students to work outside the curriculum and encouraged issues of gender, race etc… my voicemail and inbox would be overflowing with concerns and complaints from parents, and administration. I do not think that art curriculum today equally addresses these important issues, and I strongly feel we are slighting our students by not encouraging them to explore these boundaries and topics and only providing them with a less broadened view of the arts.

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