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Yağmur wrote a good essay on the role of art...

                    THE IMPORTANT ROLE OF ART IN EDUCATION

   Being literate is one of the most important characteristics for people. If you want to be succesful and if you want a good future, you have to graduate from a unıversıty. But being a university graduate is not an easy task. It needs very hard work and some skills. So the key question is ‘’how people can develop these skills to be succesful?’’ acording to research, academic development starts at the first grade with art. Despite great numbers of schools rule out this lessom, art has an important role in education for some reasons.

   First of all, there are lots of learning techniques. Visual learning is one of the most common one. Especially at first and second grade, little children can not learn by telling or listening, they can understand only by watching. Art develops their visual skills. So if their schooldoes not offer art lesson, students have difficulty to understand because of their undeveloped visual skills.

   Second reason is, art lesson helps students think functionally. Also it develops their imagination. Everybodey knows children transfer all their imaginary world on paper. If their parents and teachers restrict them, their imaginations and interesting ideas decrease. Thus, art education improve their imagination.

   Other benefit of art is that students can understand other subjects much more clearly. For instance ; geometry requires to see little details. The students, who are taking art education can see these details easily and solve the problems. On the other hand others have many difficulties and it is very hard to be succesful for them.

   The las but not the least possitive effects of art education is, art always helps children be well disciplined. The people who are interested in art become disciplined. And it affects all their lives. For example; their worklife, their school life and their private life. Shortly art develop their self-discipline.

   In summary, art always affects people in a good way. Because of all these good attributes, all schools should offer art lessons. I am sure that all countries need succesful, good problem solver and disciplined generations. And all these skills are connected with art education. I hope all schools begin to give these lessons before it is too late.

Homework for next week. Please start searching and reading on the following topic.

Analyze the causes and effects of the electronic age on children.

A good essay from Duygu Özkan. Please do not hesitate to make constructive comments.

ART EDUCATION

        

       There are lots of significant issues about the education such as quality of school and knowledge of teacher. Art education is also an important factor in education. Especially in kindergarden, it is clear to see using art in education is beneficial. Is it possible not to utilize art while they are teaching? It should be used in every school because of some reasons.

         Arousing the interest is one of the essential reasons. Almost every student has some problems with math. Teachers cannot manage to teach easily without art in primary school. Some tools about the art or pictures should be used. Thanks to this, children can learn faster and easier. According to research, there are several student who are visual learners or learning via moving. Think that, your subject is history of Istanbul. You have two alternatives. First one is, you can explain it by merelt talking. Secondly, you can create a drama and make your students to join. Second suggestion is better, isn’t it? The reason is not only arousing the interest, but also there is one more cause.

          Creativity is also one of the significant reasons. It contributes to childen’s imagination. Beside this, it expands their capacity of thinking. To exemplify, while students are painting, if you want them to use their creativity, you can take their erasers. Thus, even if they make mistakes, they will attempt to change them. Maybe they want to draw a flower, but it can be a house after they do a mistake. While they are thinking of what can they do, their creativity is expanded. In addition to this, teachers should not say the inaccurancies. If students draw a blue sun or red snowflake, let them do. When you ask why did s/he do that, their answers can  amazed you!          

           As we read in this text, arousing the interest and creativity are the reasons of teaching with art. Also, there is one more reason, too. Teachers, who use art in education, direct the children to be a worker who is interested in art in the future. In Turkey, most of the students know this, they learned alphabet via a song and this song is stil in their minds. When a child learns and sings this song, s/he discovers her/his ability of music. Or, while they are painting, some of them realize that they can do it better. Eventually, their ability of art is improved and they can be a prosperous artist.

          Taking everything into account, teachers should educate their students with art. It is more beneficial for  children because of three reasons. First one is arousing the interest, secondly creativity and third one is directing the children to be an  artist. Each reason is significant and teachers should emphasize the art education.

                                                                                                                            Duygu Özkan

Assignment for writing course on Monday (20th February)

Please watch the video and read the article on the link before coming to school. They will help you generate ideas to write about "the necessity of art education in primary and secondary school'.

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Why is art education important?

On monday (20th February), we are going to write about the necessity of art education in primary and secondary schools. Before coming to school, please watch this video and read the articles that I will upload on the blog to generate ideas abut the subject.

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