There are many kind of art forms in the world. I have always enjoyed art throughout my life. I wouldn't say I can create a wonderful masterpiece (like painting), but I am creative enough to make things look good. I know that cooking or dance can be considered art forms, which I absolutely love doing. In my elementary classes I had several art projects that I did that I enjoyed more than others, like making a tree and then taking water colors to darken the background then sprinkle salt on it to create the effect of it snowing. In my later years in high school, when I became involved in Pre-school (for one of my classes) I got to create a lot of visual aids and bulletin boards that I loved making and using. I get a calming feeling when I am in this element.
In Chapters 1-3 I learned that fine art is often linked with emotion and to get a reaction. People interpret it differently based on past experiences in their lives. There was a quote in the text that I found intriguing, "If the human mind was restricted to academic intelligence, most of human culture would not have happened." I like this because it basically states that without creativity we wouldn't advance and grow as a culture/society. Which also goes along with we need creativity because it is vital for students to survive. We need to make school more lifelike because it is the key to motivating students. There are also different levels of integration which include: teaching with, teaching about and in, and teaching through. We should also delight in diversity, because no two children are alike and they won't create the same art, so we need to praise the child for the effort they put in.
I think a lot of my teachers integrated art into the curriculum some way or another, but I would still have to say my 9th grade art teacher, Mrs. Bolduc, was amazing. She had a quirky personality and she brought out a side of me that I didn't really show that often, and she showed me new sides to art that made me appreciate it more. In the dance category I had several teachers, but my favorite was Mrs. Wardell, who recently changed over to teaching 5th grade, but she taught me for 12 years, and it was an amazing and freeing feeling to express myself through movement. For foods, I basically taught myself to cook/bake. I thought it would be fun to take a Food & Nutrition class in middle school and that teacher (Mrs. Peppinger) was so full of life and she made me feel special and show me new recipes that I continue to use today.
As a teacher in training, I am hoping I can incorporate movement and art in my classroom a lot. It seems like children learn and retain information if they can have little breaks or can express themselves on a regular basis. I want to share my passion for learning with future young minds.
I hope as I continue to learn that I gain knowledge of other ideas of how to implement art just not into certain subjects but into most of the subjects, because a lot of students are visual learners, so to teach to things they can relate to and have fun with, I am hoping will prove effective.
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