Stacie Krajchir: The Imagine Bus Project Brings Arts Education To Underserved Youth In San Francisco:
"Now more than ever it's excruciatingly clear that our educational system is in deep peril. We operate within a system strapped for money, increasingly ruled by standardized tests, underpaid educators and under-performing students. Some might say the concept of arts within schools is simply an extravagance we can't afford and don't need-- and it seems this population of believers is sadly winning, as the arts are being further cut from schools across the country."
I live under the same roof as a veteran educator who works in the private sector consulting, doing professional development in school districts in Southern California-- so I get a daily dose of the numbers involved, the politics of each districts endless list of needs, and a first person account on countless unmotivated teachers in tenure. I also receive an earful as to why arts were originally cut out; because our kids got a little "un-smart" along the way - apparently teachers focused a bit too much on arts, resulting in a slip in math and language; test scores suffered as well, and...you know the story from there. I think that's a cop out.Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacie-krajchir/the-imagine-bus-project-b_b_321573.html
"Now more than ever it's excruciatingly clear that our educational system is in deep peril. We operate within a system strapped for money, increasingly ruled by standardized tests, underpaid educators and under-performing students. Some might say the concept of arts within schools is simply an extravagance we can't afford and don't need-- and it seems this population of believers is sadly winning, as the arts are being further cut from schools across the country."
I live under the same roof as a veteran educator who works in the private sector consulting, doing professional development in school districts in Southern California-- so I get a daily dose of the numbers involved, the politics of each districts endless list of needs, and a first person account on countless unmotivated teachers in tenure. I also receive an earful as to why arts were originally cut out; because our kids got a little "un-smart" along the way - apparently teachers focused a bit too much on arts, resulting in a slip in math and language; test scores suffered as well, and...you know the story from there. I think that's a cop out.Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/stacie-krajchir/the-imagine-bus-project-b_b_321573.html