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It’s Messy!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If art is the last thing you want to do with your kids it might be time to rethink your schooling objectives. I know what you’re thinking \u2013 it’s messy and I don’t have a clue about it! I get it, most of my friends sent their kids to my house to do art because I didn’t mind the mess, I knew what I was doing, and I happen to love the creative process. But what I love the most is when I see the “light” go on inside their brain, and I can bet you do too. When that happens you just have to forget about the mess. But to the point, are there benefits of making art in High School? Yes! Let’s take a look at why art in High School (and earlier) really matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since art was dramatically decreased in public education in the late 1980s, we’ve seen a decrease in academic scores across the board in the United States. Studies are now showing that an art-rich education actually helps your student in most other academic areas, including SAT scores, and can cause them to be more engaged in areas that they are not interested in. That means that if a student is engaging in art (visual, performance, music, etc.) you will see academic interest and academic scores increase. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My primary reason for writing Drawing on History<\/i><\/b><\/a> was to engage high school students in art as well as the history that took place during the same time periods. Of course, it worked, even for homeschool students who weren’t inclined to do art. Not only did it help with cross-parallel academics, but it increased their interest in other areas too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Art are Academic Success<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2013 the Arts Education Partnership<\/a><\/b> conducted a study showing that an art-rich education:
1. Boosts literacy and English Language Arts<\/i>
2. Advances math achievement<\/i>
3. Engages students in school and motivates them to learn<\/i>
4. Develops critical thinking<\/i>
5. Improves school culture<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But an art-rich education has many more benefits than just getting them to study history. It has been proven that the arts help prepare students for success in the workplace too. This is what their study had to say about that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Art are Success in the Workplace<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The arts prepare students for success in work. <\/span><\/b> <\/i>
Arts education develops thinking skills and capacities key to success in the 21st Century workforce. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arts education:<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Equips students to be creative.<\/b> Arts education develops creativity, one of the top five skills employers prize for the 21st Century. Students receiving an arts-rich education perform better on assessments of creativity than do students receiving little or no arts education. Performing arts students, for example, show greater flexibility and adaptability in thinking than their peers. <\/i>

<\/i>2. Strengthens problem solving ability.<\/b> The arts develop reasoning skills that prepare students to solve problems. Students who study the arts, for example, score higher than their peers on tests measuring the ability to analyze information and solve complex problems and are more likely to approach problems with patience and persistence. <\/i>

<\/i>3. Builds collaboration and communication skills.<\/b> In the arts, students learn to articulate their intentions, receive and offer constructive criticism, and listen actively to others\u2019 ideas. Art-making allows students to experience what it feels like to be active members of a community and to work as a team to determine and achieve common goals.<\/i>

<\/i>4. Increases capacity for leadership.<\/b> Students who participate in the arts develop leadership skills, including decision-making, strategy building, planning, and reflection. They also prepare to use these skills effectively by developing a strong sense of identity and confidence in their ability to affect the world around them in meaningful ways. <\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if that doesn’t convince you of the importance of an art-rich education then look at the proven life skills it will give them, according to the Arts Education Partnership:
1. Strengthens perseverance<\/i>
2. Facilitates cross-cultural understanding<\/i>
3. Builds community and supports civic engagement<\/i>
4. Fosters a creative community.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Arts Engage Students<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Wow! Why would you let the arts slide when it has so many remarkable benefits?  If you homeschool and you can’t bare to touch the arts, look into my book Drawing on History<\/i><\/b><\/a> or find someone that teaches art, music, or drama classes and get your student engaged in the arts. You will not be disappointed.

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sources:
This information was taken from Preparing Students for the Next America<\/b>, by the Arts Education Partnership in Washington, DC, April 2013, To read the full article: Arts Education Partnership<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Reading:
The Arts Need to Be a Central Part of Schooling – Education Week, October 02, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Child Development and Arts Education: A review of Current Research and Best Practices – The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards, January 2012<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARTS Education Partnership – Website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arts Integration in School: Many schools are overlooking the arts in education, to the detriment of children, discover why arts integration in school is so important – We Heart, November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Evidence of the Benefits of Arts Education – Brown Center Chalkboard, February 12, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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