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Re: Kids Should NOT Fail Art......

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Occasm_at_TeacherArtExchange
Date: Mon Jan 31 2005 - 18:59:50 PST

In a message dated 1/31/2005 9:54:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, Nnaell@aol.com
writes:

> This is one of the reasons
> visual art is seen as not a "real subject"...if we can just decide someone
> has
> worked hard and throw the assessment out the window...then what are we
> really
> saying about the discipline of visual arts?
>
> Now, do I believe any of what I just said....not really...but I think it is
> closer to the perception of reality than not. Not our reality...but the
> reality of public education and the place visual art has in public
> education. Sad
> but true!
>
I think this is our dilemma. We know ideally what it should be, but we know
deep down that to gain respect we must "work" the system.

mike sacco 

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