For my 1st blog post for class, I needed to post an educational video. As I was browsing YouTube, I came across one that really struck a chord with me; the video being most captivating is "Teaching Art or Teaching to Think Like An Artist?" This one really fascinated me.
How so you might ask? I am an artist AND an art teacher. I have my CTE credential in art and am currently working towards a single-subject credential in art. I am also a photographer by trade. How can I make all of those connections with my students? How is it being used elsewhere? Why is it important? This video demonstrates why.
How so you might ask? I am an artist AND an art teacher. I have my CTE credential in art and am currently working towards a single-subject credential in art. I am also a photographer by trade. How can I make all of those connections with my students? How is it being used elsewhere? Why is it important? This video demonstrates why.
After watching this video, I was affirmed that every teacher should understand why art is so valuable. Not just as a subject, but as a way of thinking. Subjects should not be taught along the lines of the "teach-to-the-test" mentality, instead as one that seeks to develop life-long learners. Artists, as the speaker states, are "learners that are creative, curious, seek questions, develop ideas and play". Creativity is born through seeking knowledge, not just by being handed it and having to regurgitate facts.
Art and thinking like an artist helps students to become inquisitive and self-motivated to learn. Students need time to think for themselves, to make mistakes and learn from them. Students need to be allowed to fail and understand that failure is not the end-all-be-all of self-confidence, but rather a means for growth. It is OKAY to fail. As long as you get-up and keep going. Because through failure, lessons are learned.
Artists have a growth mindset. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if all of our students had that too?
-Lucy :)
Art and thinking like an artist helps students to become inquisitive and self-motivated to learn. Students need time to think for themselves, to make mistakes and learn from them. Students need to be allowed to fail and understand that failure is not the end-all-be-all of self-confidence, but rather a means for growth. It is OKAY to fail. As long as you get-up and keep going. Because through failure, lessons are learned.
Artists have a growth mindset. Wouldn't it be a wonderful thing if all of our students had that too?
-Lucy :)