Before I start this entry, will everyone join me in wishing Jane Remer a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!************************************************************************************************************A couple of years ago I was attending a conference on arts education,convened by the United States Department of Education for its AEMDD and Professional Development … [Read more...] about To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools
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If There Were A Sure Fire Way to Improve Your Brain…
Okay, I have to admit, this is bit of a re-post, but according to my calculations, I figure any number of people missed the article and my blog, and the article is a winner.A year ago, Cerebrum, published Michael Posner and Nancy Patoine's How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition.If there were a surefire way to improve your brain, would you try it? Judging by the … [Read more...] about If There Were A Sure Fire Way to Improve Your Brain…
My Best Work as a Teaching Artist: An Arts Education Reflection
I am finding it pretty difficult to get excited about Arts Education Week, as recognized by the US House of Representatives. Arts Education Week is a good thing, of course, no one is likely to argue otherwise. And yes, I am big on the idea of building steps in a ladder and it would be fair to view this designation as a step in the ladder of all of our work in arts … [Read more...] about My Best Work as a Teaching Artist: An Arts Education Reflection
Breaking Through the Roadblock: An Example from Science Education Advocacy
As a follow-up to yesterday's entry, The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement, I offer a very interesting item, an example if you will, as to what it looks like when such roadblocks are broken through. Perhaps bypassed would be a better way to treat the metaphor, as you never know what's on the other side of that roadblock! Is this a perfect example, nope. Are … [Read more...] about Breaking Through the Roadblock: An Example from Science Education Advocacy
The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement
"If we did it for the arts, we would have to do it for every subject."That's it. There you have it. That's the first roadblock pulled out of a hat to rationalize "why not."I have heard this particular roadblock deployed many times, including in response to the advocacy for a special form of assistance to help schools without any certified arts teachers locate and hire these … [Read more...] about The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement