Book+Discussion


 * Introduction, p.xiii
 * Pathways Found, Pathways Sought, by Davina Grace Hill, p.105
 * Art In The Heartlands: A View of Rural Local Arts Councils by Janet Brown, p. 53

I agree with the intro.that we must be better at delegating than we are. I find myself often buried with work because I don't allow myself enough time to finish, or because I feel obligated to help out. As art teachers I recognize the demand for our service by the classroom teacher and have spoken to Leslie about it, she suggested putting a sign up sheet by the door to allow everyone the opportunity to put a request in. The size of the list may deter some from putting a burden on you.

pg.105

Arts Enhanced Education must be the terminology that we use to describe our programs. This article was very insightful although I've heard it hundreds of times the relevance of Arts in Education never struck a nerve with me until I read the article. We are often used as a prep coverage and the thought of the arts as a discipline rarely crosses the mind of the __regular__ Ed. Teacher.

pg.53

I feel we have done a less than adequate job in our district promoting the arts. After reading this article I lean more towards the side of larger cities recognizing **//__Good Art.__//** As a family we travel quite often, usually staying in rural areas near sports cities. I have found it to be true that most rural art centers either have limited hours,or their work has been leased out to larger city exhibitions. We have been able to find some rural art centers that we enjoy : The Torpedoe Factory, Alexandria VA and The Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown NY. I think __//**Great Art**//__ comes from our rural areas, we just need to to a better job promoting it and supporting our Centers.