Countries with which we compete ensure their children have opportunities to cultivate their utmost mental, emotional, and technological capabilities, as well as to refine and master manual skills. Increasingly, twenty-first century careers require sophisticated visual understanding. Architecture, product design, computer imaging, communications, and scientific investigations all rely on visual training.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
#4 Ten Talking Points for Art Education
An education in art is important to America's ability to compete globally.
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Ten Talking Points for Art Education part 2 and 3
2. Art education fosters useful communication skills.
In today's world, images and sounds combine to form a new language. Complex graphics and fast-paced imagery communicate ideas that might otherwise be difficult to express. We must all learn how to use, understand, analyze, and judge these images.
3. art education prepares students with marketable skills for the world of work.
The study of art develops qualities that employers say they need in workers. Students in art classes learn how to develop and deliver a product by adhering to high standards, engaging in analytical and creative thinking, acquiring a disciplined approach to the practice and refinement of skills, and working cooperatively in teams.
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