Monday 5 January 2009

Arts 'ignored' in national curriculum

Arts 'ignored' in national curriculum

"The Federal Government's new national curriculum for schools is focused on the basics of education: English, maths, science, history, geography and languages.

But a new lobby group says the visual arts, drama, dance and music should also be included."

Read more here. Some interesting comments follow this news story.

2 comments:

Helen Read said...

Being an art teacher, and having done my Master's research paper in the connection between fine arts and academic achievement, I think the lobby group is right! The fine arts can definitely have an academic impact - there's so much about teaching students to think differently, to persevere, to use a different part of their brains... and that doesn't even start to address the confidence that students learn - which spills over into every area of life! Its not always so "measurable" for the analytical types - but the value is undeniable!

Emerald Arts said...

You're kidding! Visual literacy is so very important these days.

-Emmeline who just found your blog :)