Reflection #1

I am not good with the picture, drawing, painting, etc. aspect of art. I do love to dance though. I have danced since I was 3 and I love expressing myself through music and movement. As I reflect back to my elementary experience, the biggest art influence that I can remember during school hours was music. Each class had their own music time with Mrs. Jones, we would sing and even help her play bits and pieces on the piano. I still remember many of the songs that would fill the hallways of our small school and the lessons taught by them. I remember coloring and drawing a lot in every class but I remember it being for fun, rather than tied to the core. I am sure it was tied because it always had a purpose. There were assignments in math, in reading, in science, and just for fun. They helped to make the assignments more meaningful and fun to complete.
I had never thought about how learning about artists individually would help general learning for students. After reading about it in our book, I can see how it would help. Artists have a lot of ups and downs in their work and by studying their lives and stories, students can find that even through their ups and downs they can be amazing. Art can teach students a lot about themselves and helps to provide a window for others to learn about them as well.
Both of my siblings are amazing artists so I have been able to be around it my entire life. My family listens to a lot of music and as I mentioned before I love dancing. The impact has been tremendous, and makes me want to be better in art areas.
I hope to become better acquainted with the arts through this semester. I want my classroom to be one that will allow students to freely express themselves and I believe one of the best ways to do that is through the arts.