Art In The Classroom

Art is a way for many people to express themselves. This is a perfect outlet for a student who is not as strong academically. I think art is important in the learning process. I almost upsets me to think how some schools are trying to cut back on the arts. When I was in the younger grades I was always deeply involved in the arts and to see them be taken away is awful. Art allows students to grow as a person and as a learner. Today it is harder, as a teacher, to choose what is taught and how in class. I was speaking to a teacher in a second grade class and the principal has taken complete control of her school and will not allow anything out of his guidelines. He recently brought up the idea of eliminating history and science out of the curriculum until third grade. It is amazing how strict schools are getting. I think art is important for students because they do not realize they are learning. if it is incorporated in an accurate way, it can teach students more than learning from a book.