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Guest Blog: Jane Remer’s CliffNotes–Scorched Earth: How Will Arts Education Survive The Current Climate?
It’s been a little while since the resident guest blogger on Dewey21C has given us an entry. A big snow day in New York provided the impetus for Jane to get some things off her chest. In a no-holds-barred entry, Jane speaks volumes about the things that trouble so many of us.–RK************************************************************************************************************* As I watch…
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NEA Announces RFP for New Logo: Art Works
As most of you know, the NEA, in this case the National Endowment for the Arts, not the National Education Association (for my education readers), has a new tag line: Arts Works. Today, the NEA has released an RFP for the creation of a new logo to illuminate the new tag line. The deadline is…
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The Integration of the Arts: Composer/Performers Reach Back to the Silent Film Era
There are a few composer performers who are have associated themselves with silent film greats and other great iconic comedians. The first grouping I want to point out is Bill Frisell and Buster Keaton. Then there’s Don Byron and Ernie Kovacs. And, there’s Dave Douglas and Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle. There are others, most notably composers…
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The Third Annual NYCDOE Arts in the Schools Report: Cognitive Dissonance
This week the NYCDOE released its third Annual Arts in the School Report. Along with about thirty colleagues primarily from the arts field, I attended the report presentation at the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The document itself must be applauded for all the work that went into it. In this difficult economy,…
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Ted Wiprud, NY Philharmonic Arts Education Advanceman On Tour: Guest Blog #2
To read Ted’s first blog; click this link. Within the Western educational system, the Teaching Artist attempts the most complete realization of student-centered learning. To borrow from Eric Booth, the word “education” has the Latin root “ducare” – to lead or draw, with the prefix “e-“, out. The fundamental stance of the Teaching Artist is…
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NAEP Arts Assessment Released
It’s been eleven years since the last arts assessment from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the “Nation’s Report Card.” NAEP is also widely viewed as the gold standard of educational assessment. On Friday June 15th, the 2008 “Arts Report Card” was released. Before I get into anything else, I do have…