By: Jamil Zainaldin
I am one of those who see arts (and humanities) as instruments of personal growth and even transformation, but not with the snap of a finger. I believe that Mark Bauerlein is absolutely correct in...
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Mark Bauerlein’s emphasis on the benefits of discipline, standards, knowledge, and skills in arts education for all children–not just for under-achieving students–is laudable. And during Dana Gioia’s...
View ArticleBy: Louis Torres
Mark Bauerlein deserves high praise for his critique of the “art-saves-kids” emphasis in arts education and his insistence that the field must “form a body of knowledge and skills that students study...
View ArticleBy: Saving Kids Through Art vs. Arts as Discipline | The Creative Edge
[...] is a provocative article by Emory University professor Mark Bauerlein on this subject, and a response by arts ed blogger [...]
View ArticleBy: J.L. Williams
Mr. Bauerlein has written a very interesting and thought provoking piece. It gives me pause to reflect on how I have promoted our schools’ art program to others. I wonder how often I have used the ”...
View ArticleBy: Mark Bauerlein
Good point, Louis, and I pull back from advocating “boundary-breaking art” as the center of arts education for precisely the reasons you note. What strikes me about the social-impact argument is that...
View ArticleBy: Arts in Education « Slow Painting
[...] Mark Bauerlein, an English professor at Emory University, doesn’t think so. In a recent post on his blog on Brainstorm, the group blog of The Chronicle of Higher Education, he offers “How Not to...
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Further discussion of this article, and the issues it raises, can be found on Judith H. Dobrzynski’s blog “Real Clear Arts.” See http://www.artsjournal.com/realcleararts/2010/08/bauerlein-blog.html
View ArticleBy: JXP
Discipline training vs personal transformation: surely this is a false dichotomy? Attaining the habits and proficiencies of thought that come with disciplinary expertise is surely one of the most...
View ArticleBy: Arts Advocacy Reinvented « The Harold Lounge
[...] by PhiloDave on September 20, 2010 I don’t even know what to say about the piece that I just finished reading, other than to say that it had my head spinning at various points, while nodding at...
View ArticleBy: The Many Voices of Arts Education Advocacy | Arts for DC Kids
[...] bloggers directly or indirectly addressed points made by Mark Bauerlein in his article “Advocating for Arts in the Classroom” published in EducationNext and I’ll chime in, [...]
View ArticleBy: Megan Zugelder
“Some students don’t fit the NCLB regime and other subjects don’t inspire them. Talented but offbeat, they sulk through algebra, act up in the cafeteria, and drop out of school. The arts “catch” them...
View ArticleBy: Jennifer
I strongly support arts education for all students – it’s a vital to our culture and adds greatly to academics. But I maintain that for some students, whether as a “savior” or to meet the needs of...
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The following was submitted as a letter to the editor: There is much to appreciate in “Advocating for Arts in the Classroom.” In the recent past, the central issue inhibiting a quality arts education...
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The following was submitted as a letter to the editor: I agree with Mr. Bauerlein’s twin observations that arts education adherents need to go beyond the social/behavioral-rectification benefits of the...
View ArticleBy: Advocating for Arts in the Classroom | Reading List
[...] var addthis_product = 'wpp-261'; var addthis_config = {"data_track_clickback":true};Mark Bauerlein has made a truly splendid argument for the real and important intrinsic value of the arts in our...
View ArticleBy: More Arts Integration Resources « Integrate Art History
[...] Educationnext “Advocating for Arts in the Classroom.” Mark Bauerlein. Fall 2010. V 10. N 4. [...]
View ArticleBy: Politics and what it holds for the future of Art Education « Nomo-nome
[...] a previous post, I mentioned an EDUCATIONnext article that goes into more depth about why we should advocate the arts in the classroom. In more ways then [...]
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