Teachers As Artists
Whenever hear the question, “Is teaching a science or an art?” Invariably the answer is both. That seems reasonable. But what if you ask a musician “Is music a science or an art?” Most people would lean heavily toward it being an art. Seems to me the answer should still be both. But obviously since we classify music as a mostly subjective discipline designed to create works of beauty we deem musicians as artists.
So why do we consider teaching more of a hybrid? I’d argue there’s not much difference than what we typically think of as art and that teachers are really better viewed as artists.
Taking music and musicians as the example, we view them as artists because we tend to focus on what they do that’s unique and personal. However there is a great deal of science that goes with it. I use the word “science” here to refer to the structure, the proven elements common in most forms of music. Things like notes, chords, song structures, chorus, verse, bridge, etc are all constraints Teachers As Artists | Ideas and Thoughts: