http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/06/16/is-arts-education-a-dying-art-form/ College Preparation Tips, Career College Advice, College Degree Programs & more! Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:45:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/06/16/is-arts-education-a-dying-art-form/comment-page-1/#comment-1511061 Hannah O. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:19:51 +0000 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=16271#comment-1511061 I feel incredibly sad for young children today who are forced to focus exclusively on math and science and are given no education in the arts. My elementary and middle school career was sprinkled with museums, art, and music classes and those are, generally speaking, what I remember most. My sixth grade humanities class focused almost exclusively on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a college graduate I can still navigate the entire museum with ease. It is unfortunate that teachers today do not see the benefit (or are not provided the funds) of this sort of education. Hopefully what we are seeing is just a dip in the arts as opposed to witnessing the process of a steady, and final decline. I feel incredibly sad for young children today who are forced to focus exclusively on math and science and are given no education in the arts. My elementary and middle school career was sprinkled with museums, art, and music classes and those are, generally speaking, what I remember most. My sixth grade humanities class focused almost exclusively on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and as a college graduate I can still navigate the entire museum with ease. It is unfortunate that teachers today do not see the benefit (or are not provided the funds) of this sort of education. Hopefully what we are seeing is just a dip in the arts as opposed to witnessing the process of a steady, and final decline.

]]> http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/2009/06/16/is-arts-education-a-dying-art-form/comment-page-1/#comment-962151 Mike Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:09:13 +0000 http://www.top-colleges.com/blog/?p=16271#comment-962151 I think its very important to point out that America as a whole has downplayed the significance of arts and culture in its society. Our students should be well-rounded and I cannot imagine that limiting the amount of arts courses available during the school day is making way for a new generation of Einsteins. It is also proven that a mind familiar with classical music and art performs better when faced with math and scientific questions, not to mention memory and test-taking improvement. I think its very important to point out that America as a whole has downplayed the significance of arts and culture in its society. Our students should be well-rounded and I cannot imagine that limiting the amount of arts courses available during the school day is making way for a new generation of Einsteins. It is also proven that a mind familiar with classical music and art performs better when faced with math and scientific questions, not to mention memory and test-taking improvement.

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