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Youth Art Month ?s

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From: LINDA KIELING (kielingl_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Tue Apr 13 2004 - 13:37:08 PDT

Hi all,

This may have been discussed before, but as a newbie who is very
interested in this , I feel the need to pose the following comments
and
questions!

I believe advocacy is part of our job as good art educators....even if
 it's not in our job description when hired! If we aren't promoting
our
programs and the benefits for students who do we think will?

Now, we all KNOW that great things happen for kids in art throughout
 the whole year, but Youth Art Month (March) is a time to celebrate
and
 showcase those things......which brings me to my ?s:

 1. Do you participate in your state's Youth Art Month (YAM)
 activities?

 2. If yes, what kinds of things do you do to acknowledge YAM? (put up
a
 YAM bulletin board, make announcements at school, hold an art show,
etc)

 3. If no, why not? (what keeps you from being an advocate, what would
help you, etc)

4. Do you have any suggestions for this art education advocacy
 program?

 Many thanks in advance for ideas, comments and suggestion.
 Keep up the amazing work!
 Creatively, Linda

 
Linda W. Kieling
Art Educator
OAEA Youth Art Month Chair
Rosemont Ridge Middle School
20001 Salamo Road
West Linn, OR 97068
503.673.7591
503.657.8720 fax
www.rrms.wlwv.k12.or.us/KielingL/Artindex.htm 

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