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Re: Is Art as Important as the Other Subjects?

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From: Bill Sechler (BillSe_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Dec 06 2001 - 15:20:02 PST

Art is the most important subject, without it, life would not be as interesting or beautiful. Books are better with graphics/illustations and photographs. Books are more interesting if writers have good visualizing vocabularies. Children pay more attention to books and subject matter if they connect to the arts. Ask her which arts she could live without, music, literature, films, theatre, painting, sculpture, or architecture? Test scores in America are down because we are brutalizing children with boring 3 R's curriculum and poor assessment instruments. The Renaissance occured because the arts weree supported both in the religious and secular sectors, artists inspired advancement in sciences, mediceine and architecture. Good luck.

>>> BluesTruth@aol.com 12/05 2:41 PM >>>
My Principal asked me this question today and I was shocked and
tongue-tied!I wasn't expecting this and she cornered me in her office with
this question. I wasn't prepared at all.
What would YOU have said???!?! She always gives me these"digs" about
art. She is one of those people that would love to get rid of art in the
curriculum and hire another administrator like her so she feels she has to
put me on the spot all of the time. And I am sick of it. I need a good
comeback!!!! Help!!!
(Thanks!)
Jill (BT)
P.S. She also said she uses discretionary funds to pay me (I'm not kidding
you!!) and she can hire and FIRE at any time. Great boss, huh? 

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