Got Art? How Much Art Do Students Get in School?
I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.
Georgia O’Keeffe
The new school year is starting and I’d like to hear how much art students get? Do children in preschool do art? Kindergartners—how much art will they find between Response to Intervention and reading rigor? Is art scheduled once a day? Once a week? Rarely? How much art do elementary students receive—really?
Does your child’s school have a room dedicated to the arts and a fully qualified art teacher? How much access have teachers to art equipment and resources? Does the art room have a kiln? A potter’s wheel?
It’s nice to have local art museums send artisans to schools to show their craft, or discuss with children the beauty of the arts. But they should not be seen as qualified art teachers in public school.
Also, blended art is not really enough art. Some art involved with other subjects is fine, of course. But it makes the arts an afterthought. The arts should also stand alone as a Got Art? How Much Art Do Students Get in School?: