Arts education needs to be incentivized through dedicated funding. Because the NYC public school system is not meeting even the most minimal standard requirements for arts education, the arts should be treated as a "protected class" of studies. When it comes to arts education, we need all of our schools to be winners. It is critical that the DoE create a dedicated funding line … [Read more...] about What Does CSA, the Principals Union in NYC Think about Dedicated funding for Arts Education?
Oh! The Tests You’ll Take–What Dr. Seuss Might Have Written Today
Perhaps, had Dr. Seuss been alive today, he might have written the counterpart to Oh! The Places You'll Go and called it: Oh! The Tests You'll Take.One of the things I like to do with this blog is to bring to your attention things you might have missed. Here's one for ya:Tips for the Admissions Test...for Kindergarten is a piece from last week's New York Times that looks at … [Read more...] about Oh! The Tests You’ll Take–What Dr. Seuss Might Have Written Today
Six Practical Reasons Why Arts Education is Not a Mere Luxury, from Dan Willingham, Cognitive Scientist
There's a terrific interview in The Washington Post with Dan Willingham, the cognitive scientist and author, where he offers his take on the importance of arts education.This is good one, one you can trust, coming from a guy who has been a vocal critic of the 21st Century Skills movement (P21), has questioned Howard Gardner's "theory of multiple intelligences," has kicked the … [Read more...] about Six Practical Reasons Why Arts Education is Not a Mere Luxury, from Dan Willingham, Cognitive Scientist
A Thousand Little Cuts: “The civil right is to an excellent education,” she said. “It’s not about having an art room.”
People say to me, what's the problem? Is anyone really against the arts in schools?My typical response is that it's not often one single event, it's more about the waves that wash it off the beach. Those waves have been the back-to-basics movement, NCLB, budget cuts, accountability, principal empowerment, site-based management, and so much more. It's why some of us in NYC have … [Read more...] about A Thousand Little Cuts: “The civil right is to an excellent education,” she said. “It’s not about having an art room.”
A Successful DC Arts-Centered Middle School to Get “Reformed”
The precise term is "turned," a diminutive of "turnaround," I presume. Turnaround being the latest and greatest craze in school reform. I believe the term is used in the espionage business as well. As in she "turned rogue." So, in short order:A middle school in the well-to-do Georgetown section of DC fails to attract students from its zoned area. Those parents choose to send … [Read more...] about A Successful DC Arts-Centered Middle School to Get “Reformed”