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Pitting Arts Versus Sports
From today’s Huffington Post comes a blog by George Heymont titled More Funding for School Arts Programs, Less for Sports. While Obama’s Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, is working to address the overwhelming problems facing America’s schools, I’ve got one suggestion that is long overdue: Let’s reverse the priorities previously given to sports activities and…
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Guest Blogger, Jane Remer: The New Messiah: Are the Arts Waiting for Godot…er, Superman or Woman?
Let’s welcome back Jane Remer to Dewey21C. It’s been a bit of time since her last guest entry. I know I missed her. How about you? –RK************************************************************************************************************ Jane Remer’s CliffNotesThe New Messiah: Are the Arts Waiting for Godot…er, Superman or woman? October 4, 2010 The latest flurry that has caught the interest of some, but…
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Lewis Black on Education Reform
You know, comedy is an art form, don’t you think? And, in the spirit, Lewis Black is the Stravinsky of comedy. When I really start to miss George Carlin, which I do just about daily, Lewis picks up the slack. Best line: NBC: One week for education; 51 weeks for incarceration. The Daily Show With…
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An Important Arts Education Advocacy Win in Cali
As announced in the San Jose Mercury News, Gov. Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have waived high school graduation requirements for arts education (and foreign languages), allowing students to opt for credits in career and technical education coursework instead. The real kicker here would have been the creation of a de facto caste…
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Another Favorite Education Video: Meet Nel Noddings
I can see by the web traffic to Dewey21C, that people seem to like videos. So, I am really pleased to bring to you a name that is not all that well known in arts education circles: Nel Noddings. If you want insight into the art of teaching, not to the tests, but teaching of…
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A Favorite Arts Education Video: Powerful Learning Through The Arts
It’s a tough genre, primarily because the bulk of these sorts of videos tend to be promotional (see boring). There’s a reason for this, I think, and it’s because video production isn’t cheap and there’s pressure to promote your own work. Moreover, showing process is a pretty tricky thing. Without the process, well, there’s no…
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I Support Choice–Choice in Opinions About Schools!
Well, it’s already late day Wednesday, and I am a bit behind in posting my blog entries this week. That’s what happens, I suppose, when you’re a blogger with a board meeting (yesterday). Even with my board meeting over, I’ve been slammed with meetings. That being said, I am very happy to support choice when…
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Forget Waiting for Superman. Read This Instead
There are two things people have asked me to blog about: Common Core Standards and Waiting for Superman. I am preparing an overview blog on the Common Core standards, that will look at why, how, when, and potential impact for arts education. That’s on the worktable, so to speak. As for Waiting for Superman, rather…
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To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools
Before I start this entry, will everyone join me in wishing Jane Remer a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!************************************************************************************************************A couple of years ago I was attending a conference on arts education,convened by the United States Department of Education for its AEMDD and Professional Development grantees. One of the panel sessions involved arts education and trauma. In this…
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If There Were A Sure Fire Way to Improve Your Brain…
Okay, I have to admit, this is bit of a re-post, but according to my calculations, I figure any number of people missed the article and my blog, and the article is a winner. A year ago, Cerebrum, published Michael Posner and Nancy Patoine’s How Arts Training Improves Attention and Cognition. If there were a…