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Re: TEACHING ART?

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Bonnie Halfpenny (bhalfpen.az.us)
Wed, 7 Jan 1998 14:06:09 -0700 (MST)

As an art major with a certification in art ed, who minored in crafts, I
do get tired of hearing art people put crafts "down". The finest of craft
bears no more relation to "clorox bottle art" than Michangelo does to
crayon scribbles. But if you're trying to get a whole class of first
graders to experience working with a 3D form, and have no budget, it
sounds like a creative solution to me. Thoughtless work abounds in every
media, does it not?

On Tue, 6 Jan 1998, RWilk85411 wrote:

> First of all, I would like to say that art education programs seem to provide
> prospective art teachers with very shallow preparation indeed. I know our
> local "university" doesn't even offer a methods course above the elementary
> level yet their graduates are certified K-12. They have a hard time doing
> their internships in middle or high school classes.
>
> I am a strong supporter of DBAE. Do I understand you correctly in that it is
> your belief that one must teach the history of an expression before teaching
> the process? I am not aware of that approach. Perhaps I misunderstood you.
>
> Now for my big question. What do you mean by your statement that many teachers
> confuse art training with crafts training? I keep scratching my head over that
> one.
>
> Reatha
>