With the overemphasis on exams and a reduction in the timetabling of creative subjects, art teacher Jessica Austin-Burdett wonders where our future creative talent will come from.
Art plays a crucial role in our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us. According to many anthropologists art is part of what makes us human, it’s a fundamental part of who we are.
It enhances other subject areas, by adding depth, visuals, nuance, it can help embed understanding through visual and social cues. Art, craft and design education is a building block of social cohesion. It underpins our cultures, the economy and is vital for personal development, for health and wellbeing.
I don’t think there’s any surprise in the correlation between arts reduction in timetabling and the rise in mental health issues in young people. Overemphasis on exams and the low status of art and expressive subjects gives students little outlet through which to learn how to express and regulate themselves...Keep reading on Artteachjess.
Art plays a crucial role in our ability to understand ourselves and the world around us. According to many anthropologists art is part of what makes us human, it’s a fundamental part of who we are.
It enhances other subject areas, by adding depth, visuals, nuance, it can help embed understanding through visual and social cues. Art, craft and design education is a building block of social cohesion. It underpins our cultures, the economy and is vital for personal development, for health and wellbeing.
I don’t think there’s any surprise in the correlation between arts reduction in timetabling and the rise in mental health issues in young people. Overemphasis on exams and the low status of art and expressive subjects gives students little outlet through which to learn how to express and regulate themselves...Keep reading on Artteachjess.