During the journey of life, especially in early childhood, it is important that everyone experiments with art. Creating and playing with art has many advantages. Making art leads them to use their creativity and imagination, practice their motor skills, express their feelings, and it helps them to exercise their hands. Every person is capable of being an artist because art doesn’t discriminate. There isn’t a requirement that they need to have: an IQ above average, or an excellent SAT score. The only essential thing is for children to have imagination, which every of them has it. Pamela Wilson says on her article, every child, not excluding anyone, needs to play with art in order to discover themselves through a very personal experience by using their imagination and creativity.
During the four weeks I have being in EDU 431, there have been two experiences that can be related to the article. In the first day of class, while each of us were presenting our nametags, I noticed that every one of them were different in a unique way. Ones were very colorful while others were very simple. However, in every nametag the feelings, personality and imagination of the person who created it were reflected. I could notice what Pamela Wilson says about art, that art is a self expression made by imagination and creativity. In last class, while during an art activity, the teacher told us we were going to present our work, but a couple of girls said they didn’t want to present, and the teacher agreed with them. Here it is seen what Pamela Wilson says about for the teachers to keep private the work that students aren’t ready to share.
*Question: Why most of the American schools stop requiring art class after 8th grade?
*Date: September 26, 2010
*Time: 9:25 pm
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