The importance of arts programs in schools 9 Articles

by Shelly Mcrae

From cave drawings to urban graffiti, humans have expressed themselves through imagery. From the first tapping of a stick on a rock, humans have endeavored to create music, to create song and dance. They sculpt, they paint...read more

by Petriesan

Why keep the arts alive? Because we have a culture and want to have one in the future. The scariest thing about many futuristic movies is not the story line, but the sterility of the surroundings. All technology...read more

by A C Newman

Art in schools: Another language, a way out or just a lesson? Let me start by explaining the way I think, or at least as best as I can. I have a very chaotic mind. It's full of ups and downs, rights and wrongs, morals...read more

by SUZEEQ

Many teachers and educators may disagree about which method is best to teach our children how to read and write, or learn history, science, and even math, but there are no really serious questions about whether these subj...read more

by Toni Doswell

The school is a mini-world. Students come to learn how to live in the world as well as give to the world the portion of them that is best. Because all students are not book focused, it is to necessary to cultivate t...read more

by Maddi Belle

Is our arts, in the schools, suffering? I say yes. In our world today sports seem to take first place in our school systems. While the arts either get the boot, or the back seat. Could we possibly be keeping our own Mozart...read more

by Tina Brewster

Art is always going to play an important role in our society in one way or another. How would movie makers create incredible animation or special effects without art? How would covers for music CD's be created without ar...read more

by Nancy Gilliam

Should there be any question as to how important it is to keep arts programs in schools? If we have been paying close attention, we should recognize the relationship between the steady decline in the overall quality of our...read more

by Sarah Nordgren

How many of you remember taking art classes growing up? Like most of us, you probably remember taking many of them. In fact, when I was in elementary school, such classes- as they certainly should be- were required. I r...read more