Comments for Power in Art Blog http://powerinart.wordpress.com A dialog on the power of art for children, education and our communities. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:19:19 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Baby Sign Language: Seeing is Believing! by Jenice - the grandbaby's due any day! http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/06/16/baby-sign-language-seeing-is-believing/#comment-96 Jenice - the grandbaby's due any day! Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:19:19 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=76#comment-96 Our youngest grandbaby is learning to sign. He turns 1 tomorrow. He does less crying out of frustration since he is able to get his needs met more accurately. I wish that this had been an acceptable option when my children were little. My sons language skills were a little slow in coming. Signing would have really enriched our experience with him as a young toddler. Our youngest grandbaby is learning to sign. He turns 1 tomorrow. He does less crying out of frustration since he is able to get his needs met more accurately. I wish that this had been an acceptable option when my children were little. My sons language skills were a little slow in coming. Signing would have really enriched our experience with him as a young toddler.

]]> Comment on “Engaging” After-School Programs Make a Difference by Josephine http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/engaging-after-school-programs-make-a-difference/#comment-91 Josephine Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:43:17 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-91 Josephine says : I absolutely agree with this ! Josephine says : I absolutely agree with this !

]]> Comment on “Engaging” After-School Programs Make a Difference by Evaluating After School Programs (Part 1) « Power in Art Blog http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/engaging-after-school-programs-make-a-difference/#comment-78 Evaluating After School Programs (Part 1) « Power in Art Blog Mon, 19 May 2008 21:25:41 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=68#comment-78 [...] Afterschool Programs study, refernced on my post “Engaging” After-School Programs Make a Difference examined 35 programs, selected for their record of success and considered by the researchers to be [...] [...] Afterschool Programs study, refernced on my post “Engaging” After-School Programs Make a Difference examined 35 programs, selected for their record of success and considered by the researchers to be [...]

]]> Comment on Making a (Better) Case for the Benefits of Art Education (part 2 of 2) by Art Education: Good for Workforce Preparation « Power in Art Blog http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/making-a-better-case-for-the-benefits-of-art-education-part-1-of-2-2/#comment-59 Art Education: Good for Workforce Preparation « Power in Art Blog Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:51:58 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-59 [...] Power in Art Blog A dialog on the power of art for children, education and our communities. « Making a (Better) Case for the Benefits of Art Education (part 2 of 2) [...] [...] Power in Art Blog A dialog on the power of art for children, education and our communities. « Making a (Better) Case for the Benefits of Art Education (part 2 of 2) [...]

]]> Comment on Making a (Better) Case for the Benefits of Art Education (part 2 of 2) by Gwenlyn Setterfield http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/03/29/making-a-better-case-for-the-benefits-of-art-education-part-1-of-2-2/#comment-56 Gwenlyn Setterfield Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:27:21 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=60#comment-56 How insightful you are. You have touched on the essential components for nurturing children, especially #'s 6 and 8. However, what the arts do not teach children is that once they become adults their experience of the arts will be filtered through the controls established by curators, critics, producers, conductors, directors, and of course the artists themselves. The child needs to know how to hang onto her own vision, her own experiences, and to value them . The arts do indeed traffic in subtleties, but in the adult world those nuances morph into judgements, what is good art, what is bad art. Only the insiders get to choose. It's a big life lesson. How insightful you are. You have touched on the essential components for nurturing children, especially #’s 6 and 8. However, what the arts do not teach children is that once they become adults their experience of the arts will be filtered through the controls established by curators, critics, producers, conductors, directors, and of course the artists themselves. The child needs to know how to hang onto her own vision, her own experiences, and to value them . The arts do indeed traffic in subtleties, but in the adult world those nuances morph into judgements, what is good art, what is bad art. Only the insiders get to choose.
It’s a big life lesson.

]]> Comment on Pre-school Mastery by Pre-school Mastery at Dog and Puppy Stories http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/02/28/pre-school-mastery/#comment-36 Pre-school Mastery at Dog and Puppy Stories Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:18:30 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=52#comment-36 [...] powerinart added an interesting post today (Pre-school Mastery).Here’s a little bit of it:They may learn to draw a bird and birdhouse one week, a puppy, a cat, a truck in the following weeks. Each new image they learn to draw becomes part of their image vocabulary. Children are able to expand their visual and verbal … [...] [...] powerinart added an interesting post today (Pre-school Mastery).Here’s a little bit of it:They may learn to draw a bird and birdhouse one week, a puppy, a cat, a truck in the following weeks. Each new image they learn to draw becomes part of their image vocabulary. Children are able to expand their visual and verbal … [...]

]]> Comment on Center for Arts Education Celebrity Yearbook by John http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/center-for-arts-education-celebrity-yearbook/#comment-17 John Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:43:31 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-17 Keep up the good work. Nice site. John http://www.royaltalent.com Keep up the good work.
Nice site.

John
http://www.royaltalent.com

]]> Comment on Center for Arts Education Celebrity Yearbook by Education » Center for Arts Education Celebrity Yearbook http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/02/14/center-for-arts-education-celebrity-yearbook/#comment-14 Education » Center for Arts Education Celebrity Yearbook Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:55:27 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/?p=34#comment-14 [...] powerinart wrote an interesting post today on Center for Arts Education Celebrity YearbookHere’s a quick excerptI recently found out that I was selected to be part of the Center for Arts Education’s Celebrity Yearbook. I think it’sa stretch to call me a celebrity but I’m honored to be part of the group that includes renowned actress Heather … [...] [...] powerinart wrote an interesting post today on Center for Arts Education Celebrity YearbookHere’s a quick excerptI recently found out that I was selected to be part of the Center for Arts Education’s Celebrity Yearbook. I think it’sa stretch to call me a celebrity but I’m honored to be part of the group that includes renowned actress Heather … [...]

]]> Comment on My Misconceptions by Victoria Barajas http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/my-misconceptions/#comment-5 Victoria Barajas Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:58:32 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/my-misconceptions/#comment-5 Bette, The Young Rembrandts method of providing background information and building blocks for a solid foundation are the reasons why I thought the drawing curriuclum was so impressive. As a former classroom teacher, it was critical to my students' success that they have knowledge of and experience with the internal "structure" of any area of study. If it was Math or Science or even Writing, the kids always did better once I, as the teacher, guided them through deciphering the hidden structure. In order to be a good CREATIVE wirter, my students needed to know how to write a basic sentence. From there, we moved onto different sentence types and then onto paragraph structure. Students who mastered sentence structure then graduated to learning essay formats. All the while, the kids were learning how to write in their unique style (humorous, informative, story tellers, mystery writers, etc) If they did not master the internal structure of writing, it would be repetitive, incomplete or all over the place. It was also frustrating to read, to me and to them. Young Rembrandts is about good teaching! Provide the foundation and their creativity will SOAR!!! Bette,
The Young Rembrandts method of providing background information and building blocks for a solid foundation are the reasons why I thought the drawing curriuclum was so impressive.
As a former classroom teacher, it was critical to my students’ success that they have knowledge of and experience with the internal “structure” of any area of study. If it was Math or Science or even Writing, the kids always did better once I, as the teacher, guided them through deciphering the hidden structure.
In order to be a good CREATIVE wirter, my students needed to know how to write a basic sentence. From there, we moved onto different sentence types and then onto paragraph structure. Students who mastered sentence structure then graduated to learning essay formats. All the while, the kids were learning how to write in their unique style (humorous, informative, story tellers, mystery writers, etc) If they did not master the internal structure of writing, it would be repetitive, incomplete or all over the place. It was also frustrating to read, to me and to them.
Young Rembrandts is about good teaching! Provide the foundation and their creativity will SOAR!!!

]]> Comment on Introduction by Carol http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/introduction/#comment-4 Carol Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:35:26 +0000 http://powerinart.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/introduction/#comment-4 It's fun to read about how it all began. A reminder to all of us to follow our dream. It’s fun to read about how it all began. A reminder to all of us to follow our dream.

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