Arts in Public EducationKirsten Lorenzen

Stephen TaperekKarl Zeringue

Emily Duberman

"The future of our nation depends on our ability to create-and to be creative. During the coming decades our most important national resources will be human resources. If our nation is to continue to meet the challenges of the future, today's schools need to develop creative leaders."

From Performing together: The Arts and Education, jointly published by The American Association of School Administrators, The Alliance for Education and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1985.

Visual Arts

What are the visual arts?

Why include them in school? The arts have been linked with many academic gains in

reading, cognitive skills, critical thinking, motivation, concentration, confidence, and teamwork.

“arts can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing” ~ Rand Corporation Study

How do the arts improve performance?

The visual arts teach skills like discipline and motor-control ---> students learn how to focus on a task

Learning how to analyze and interpret pieces of art ---> Literacy skills

Attendance rates!!!

Impact on Educators A 1999 study found that

educators at schools that emphasized art education had increased satisfaction. Why?

The students, more cooperative and expressive

Greater opportunity to be innovative and creative in the classroom

Community Connects kids from different

socioeconomic backgrounds Community projects Expression of opinions and

feelings "Art does not solve problems,

but makes us aware of their existence," sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz

What has been done to improve art education?

Little to nothing over the past 10 years National Assessment of Education Progress

What stands in the way? Economy! Focus on test scores as

an assessment of academic achievement

Sources http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curr

iculum-child-development http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2011/09/

06/10-salient-studies-on-the-arts-in-education/

http://www.arteducators.org/advocacy/naep-toolkit

http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/curriculum/artsed/scos/visualarts/index

http://www.arteducators.org/research/research

Music!

Music Ensembles• Orchestra: Violin, Viola, Cello Bass• Band: Woodwinds, Brass, Percussion• Chorus: Bass, Tenor, Alto, Soprano

Importance of Music• Leadership opportunities• Group interaction• Lifelong hobby• Cultural interaction• Knowledge of musical history• Self Discipline

Leadership Opportunities• Students in music classes

have the opportunity to be section leaders, and will be able to be the head of their group and make decisions to help better the group.

Group Interaction• Students have the opportunity to work with other

students within their own section• They can also work in smaller groups with chamber

ensembles, exposing them to work together on their own

Self Discipline

• Students will have to learn self discipline by practicing every day, keeping up with their music and everything that comes with their instrument

Music and Academics• Studies have repeatedly shown that your IQ rises by 3-5

points after listening to classical music.• People who play a musical instrument always tend to be

smarter in many ways than those who don't.• Very specific sounds and frequencies within our audios will

increase intelligence.

Music Education• Music is an outlet for self expression and creativity• Scientists have also discovered that learning to read music or play a

musical instrument develops higher thinking skills• The child who is skilled at music excels at problem-solving, evaluation,

and analysis

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• Studies also show that “music kids” are less likely to become involved with inappropriate habits, like drinking or drug use.

SourcesGuth, Patricia. "The Importance of Music

Education." Music 4 Kids. More 4 Kids Inc., 2006. Web. 25 Apr 2012. <http://education.more4kids.info/23/the-importance-of-music-education/>.

DiFiore, FirstVince. "The importance of music education in schools." CNN Entertainment. CNN, 31 May 2011. Web. 25 Apr 2012. <http://www.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/31/music.education.cake.difiore/index.html>.