ArtsEdNet Mail for July 1999: WHAT'S WRONG WITH ART ED?

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH ART ED?

[ Thread ][ Subject ][ Author ][ Date ]Bob Beeching (robprod)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 23:29:05 -0700

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I don't know about the rest of you, but the message duplications
and mime code conversions are enough to discourage a saint.

RE: "What's wrong with art therapy?"

There is nothing wrong with art or any other type of therapy.
Many use, language, music, and physical education as therapies
without negating process/skill formation.

What we may want to explore is the nature and content of art processes,
as one does, language, music or physical education.

How can anyone explore a subject without a knowldege-base;
language without an alphabet; music without notes and harmony,
or physical education without developing muscle skills and a game plan?

Without skill training, how would children become, authors, composers,
and athletes? The same holds true for visual arts training. Without =
training,
there will be fewer artists to fill 21st century slots for graphic =
designers, and
art directors for stage, screeen, and television.

As many industry art directors report: "We can't find anyone who can,
draw, paint, or construct well enough to fill job-entry positions. =
Where's
the "meat"?

Don't they teach art in public school anymore?

Perhaps they should look to art therapy, or read
Neurologist,Frank Wilson's new book on "THE HAND" for answers.

SEE: http://members.tripod.com/robprod or =
http://www.sierratel.com/robprod
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I don't know about the rest of you, but the message=20 duplications

and mime code conversions are = enough to=20 discourage a saint.

RE: "What's wrong with art=20 therapy?"

There is nothing wrong with art or any other type of = therapy.

Many use, language, music, and physical education as = therapies

without negating process/skill = formation.

What we may want to explore is the nature and = content of art=20 processes,

as one does, language, music = or physical=20 education.

How can anyone explore a = subject=20 without a knowldege-base;

language without an = alphabet; music=20 without notes and harmony,

or physical education without = developing=20 muscle skills and a game plan?

Without skill training, how would children become, = authors,=20 composers,

and athletes? The same holds true for visual arts = training.=20 Without training,

there will be fewer artists to fill 21st century = slots for=20 graphic designers, and

art directors for stage, screeen, and = television.

As many industry art directors = report: "We can't find anyone who = can,

draw, paint, or construct well enough to=20 fill job-entry positions. Where's

the "meat"?

Don't they teach art in public school = anymore?

Perhaps they should look to art therapy, or = read

Neurologist,Frank Wilson's new book on "THE HAND" = for=20 answers.

SEE: http://members.tripod.com/robp= rod=20 or http://www.sierratel.com/robpro= d