| Succumbing to the pressures on schools to raise scores on reading and math tests, other subjects are getting short-shrifted. What happens when kids lack minimal exposure to the arts?
Discussion Questions
- How does a principal encourage creativity in instruction and at the same time hold his staff accountable for delivering the requirements of his district?
- What impact does cutting arts programs, particularly in under-performing inner city schools, have on students?
- Should teachers ignore the mandates from principals and their districts in order to deliver instruction in a way that they feel best serves the children in their classroom?
- How can teachers organize and advocate for the arts in urban under-performing schools?
- Do higher test scores in math and reading truly demonstrate that learning has occurred?
- How could the NCLB mandate be changed to address more areas of learning such as the arts?
- Is it a fair proposition to allow some teachers curricular freedom to utilize their instructional time in a way they feel best, while holding others to a strict district-wide program?
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By
Meg Burns
TNLI
Affiliate:
Chicago
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