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Top 10 Reasons Why….
There’s More to Art Education than Meets the Eye!
1. Student Motivation Students who participate in the Arts have better attendance and increased graduation rates. The Arts reach all students including at-risk students, gifted students and students with disabilities and/or language limitations.
2. Learning Styles The Arts provide experiential learning for students, providing success for a wide variety of learning styles. With hands-on processes for learning, students develop confidence through their enhanced cognitive, affective and psychomotor skills.
3. Cultural Diversity The Arts make history and geography more personal, with students developing empathy and compassion for others. The Arts foster appreciation and acceptance of diverse cultures and improve school/work relationships.
4. Higher-Order Thinking Skills The Arts use both hemispheres of the brain to enhance students’ problem solving abilities. The creative process involves analyzing information and then synthesizing that information into a new form for better understanding.
5. Innovation & Creativity The Arts enhance students’ creativity by developing imagination and creative thinking, enabling students to envision alternative solutions. This sparks inventive and explorative thinking which complements all other disciplines.
6. No Child Left Behind (NCLB) The Arts are a NCLB designated core subject. Participation in and appreciation of the arts are important to the development of the human intellect and contribute to learning important skills. The Arts also interpret and evaluate universal understanding of time, language and culture.
7. Interdisciplinary Learning The Arts foster development of spatial and mathematical abilities as well as the enhancement of the language arts skills through visual and verbal communication. Through the Arts students find history and social studies more engaging while the innovative thought processes are a complement to the science fields. The Arts promote success for all age level students across the disciplines.
8. Career Paths Students of the Arts have opportunities in many professional, commercial and entertainment industries. There are more than 197 art-related careers listed on the Vocational Information Center website: HYPERLINK "http://www.visualnation.com/arts/197artcareers.html" www.visualnation.com/arts/197artcareers.html
9. Professional Skills The Arts develop competency in tasks requiring imagination, problem solving, self discipline and attention to detail. These very same skills are of prime importance in many professions and businesses.
10. Community's Quality of Life. The Arts contribute to a community's quality of life by providing education and employment opportunities to residents, by attracting others to the area, and by having a dynamic impact on its economy. The visual arts and the performing arts provide activities, entertainment, beauty and confidence to a community as a whole, as well as for individuals and/or businesses who benefit from the positive partnership.