In a world, a country, with dwindling art and music programs, I’m thrilled to read at History Is Elementary that students in upper elementary grades (grades 4, 5, and 6) will be taught darkroom photography and printmaking. I’m so jealous — but mostly happy. *wink* And I hope it starts a trend. In the article, [...]
Aesthetics
“Instead Of ‘It Sucks’ You Could Say, ‘It Doesn’t Speak To Me.’”
I found this cartoon by Mike Twohy inside the January 2010 issue of Good Housekeeping, and it reminded me that now is as good a time as any to address the issue of aesthetics and “artistic response.” Art experts and educators such as Sally Hagaman have rather specific definitions of aesthetics: There still is confusion [...]
