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Case Number: 81372 The Arts in Education: A Nicety or Necessity? Anderson Werkman 8 th District Court Judge: Natasha Alvarez Prosecutor: Amanda Bennick Defendants: Meg Ahlgrim, Rebecca Budde, & Emilee Anderson

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Case Number: 81372

The Arts in Education: A Nicety or Necessity?

Anderson Werkman 8th District Court

Judge: Natasha Alvarez Prosecutor: Amanda Bennick

Defendants: Meg Ahlgrim, Rebecca Budde, & Emilee Anderson

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BUDGET CUTS

∙ U.S. Economy ∙ Schools∙ Value of arts

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OBJECTION 1:The Arts are too much of a financial burden on schools

∙ U.S. Economy ∙ Schools∙ Value of arts ∙ Cutting arts = saving money

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Cognitive Development

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Cognitive Development

“…Development of habits of mind including problem solving, critical and creative thinking, dealing with ambiguity and complexity, integration of multiple skill sets, and working with others; and [development of social competencies, including collaboration and team work skills, social tolerance, and self-confidence.” (Dwyer)

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Drama

Reading and analysis

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Visual Arts

“Observing, envisioning, innovating, and reflecting”

(NAEA)

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Music Rhythm and speed= reading and

mathematics

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Dance

Gardner’s multiple intelligences

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Arts Defeat Economy

Raise ACT scores

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OBJECTION 2:The Arts are too subjective to measure progress

∙ Grading∙ Fairness

“Performance in the arts cannot be measured. One child can receive high grades for a painting that is wildly expressive and another for work that is realistic judgements on student learning…are at best arbitrary” (School Superintendent)

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Creativity, Expression, Communication

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Creativity

- The arts allow students to ask, “what if?” which helps them expand their creativity.

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Self-Expression

- Arts allow students to take what they are feeling and express it in a tangible way – a song, dance, scene, or piece of visual art.

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Communication

- Arts allow students to take what they are feeling and express it in a tangible way – a song, dance, scene, or piece of visual art.

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Better creativity

Better Self-expression

Better communication

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OBJECTION 3:There is not enough time available to prioritize the Arts in education

∙ Other requirements

“In the last four or five years the government’s seen how easy it has been to make schools accountable for maths and English, and schools often teach up to 60 per cent of their time in those two areas. That’s two KLAs [Key Learning Areas] out of six! Where’s the other four? And, by the way, the other four sometimes seem more difficult because we’re trying to divide them up into these little boxes.”

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Overcoming an Obstacle

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Overcoming Time- More time scheduled

for the arts- Help students focus- Less time spent explaining material- Use arts in other subjects

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