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Respondent:
3221
Start time:
2024-11-08 07:47:36 -0800
Completion time:
2024-11-08 08:04:45 -0800
Email:
anonymous
Name:
Language:
English (United States)
Role:
Parent
Nationality:
British
Grade level:
High School (Grades 10-13);
Curriculum:
UK (British Curriculum)
Arts value:
Strongly agree
Schools support arts:
Neutral
Opportunities for arts:
Agree
Arts skills useful:
Strongly agree
Arts mandatory:
Yes, it is mandatory for some students (e.g., specific grades)
Mandatory grade groups:
Primary (Grades 1-5);Secondary (Grades 6-9);
Should be mandatory:
Yes, but only for certain grade levels
Should be mandatory grades:
Primary (Grades 1-5);Secondary (Grades 6-9);
Other areas benefit:
Core subjects (e.g., math, science, language);Elective classes;Extracurricular activities;School events and exhibitions;Student projects;Community partnerships and collaboration;
Topics in curriculum:
Music;Dance;Drama/theater;Painting, drawing and sculpture;Digital arts;Photography;Audiovisual and interactive media;Design and creative services;Arts history;
Benefits:
Improve creativity and self-expression;Develop problem-solving and critical thinking skills;Enhance collaboration and teamwork;Provide technical skills relevant to future careers;Improve local and global cultural awareness and appreciation;Improved mental health, open-mindedness, appreciation of all kinds of beauty;
Open ended idea:
So many times, I hear ‘art lessons are not fun, music lessons are not fun.’ While they can be offered as academic subjects, the majority of students won’t go on to be professional musicians, artists, actors… but can still benefit hugely from being creative, listening to music, playing modern songs, slapping paint on a canvas… and NOT BEING JUDGED OR MARKED on the results. Let’s make the lessons FUN and expressive, in an increasingly competitive world let’s have somewhere where kids can be kids and express themselves freely without the strictures of academic excellence. As a side effect I would bet that students would be inclined to continue their studies in these subjects if they had had a great experience up to grade 9.