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It's very sad to me that so many schools do not have art classes. My school is one of them. We only have volunteer art classes and those are few and far between.

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What stuck with me was the rephrasing of the more typical comments we can made towards our students' work. The example I heard was "taking a line and running with it", which I think encapsulates the creative process rather well. I've always enjoyed creating art privately but having a class structured around it made it more anxiety-inducing.

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Collaboration is a key tool to find solutions to any problems.

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Including art in our daily classroom routine is a fantastic idea! Unfortunately, funding for it is often the first to be cut, even though everyone loves it. Maybe if we educate parents and the community about the benefits of art, it won't be overlooked anymore. We tend to focus too much on core subjects and forget about incorporating art, but we can definitely change that! I did not realize that some districts doest have art. My children have been lucky to have great art teachers - Denice

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Blows my mind that art teachers are basically extinct in elementary. But very impressed how she was able to get her foot in the door on teaching art to the students.. Then slowly started finding more ways to get it to the public.

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90% of americans believe art should be taught in elementary and they just assumed it is been taught.
Collaboration and Persistence is key...

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What stuck with you the most from the video?

It is a shame that there are schools without access to art instruction. I have been in them. What missed opportunities.

There are many ways to get creative and integrate art with other subjects.

Your personal experience/feelings of art education.

I don’t remember having an “art” class as an elementary student. I love creating and making things, but I’ve never considered myself an artist. I did have access to music instruction, and although I’ve never been a great musician, I do consider myself a musician.

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Something that stuck with me from the video was that 98% of Kindergarten students tested at the genius level for divergent thinking skills. Younger children have such creativity it is shocking that a school district that seems so big does not have art teachers or really any art integrating in their learning, this test just went to prove that students need that.

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When kids understand that all things in the world, whether natural or artificial, are creations and that everyone can be a creator, that's a powerful thing.

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It is so sad that there are no art teachers in elementary schools.

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The % of creative kindergarteners vs creative 24 year olds is just... sad. I'm sad that Salem-Kaizer (90 minutes away) hasn't had art teachers for over 40 years now. What a loss.

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What stuck with me is how drastic the decline was in genius level creative thinking from kindergarten to high schoolers. Students need art class to continue developing their creative thinking skills.

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90% of Americans believe art should be teach at elementary school. Norma S

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90% of Americans believe art should be teach at elementary school. Norma S

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We are all born creative geniuses, but the way school is structured and the lessons taught reframe our thinking and approaches to creativity.

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There are dedicated art teachers in my district so it came as a surprise to me that other districts rely on occasional volunteers. I liked the idea of teaching art from kindergarten builds a community of creative thinkers.

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how is there no art in schools....it blows my mind.  What can I envision and how can I envision things in the future for my classroom and teaching?  I love the "taking a line on a walk" idea and what that might look like with students.

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Employers are looking for those with the "creative toolbox" and the ability to adapt and collaborate.

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4.2% of GDP is $730B
3 lessons a year. Art is being taught by volunteers.
42 elementary schools. I did not know Salem/Keizer was that big

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We were all creative geniuses, and we can be again.

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It is vital to allow students access to creative and engaging opportunities through the arts. Arts can be integrated into many subject areas and disciplines. Art can play a crucial role in  a student's ability to express themselves and explore growth opportunities in the thoughts and expression

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Her point about having to come up with many ideas when trying to solve a problem stuck with me.  Often times you get one great idea and then if it doesn't work out then it seems like everything just stops. Creative thinking means being able to adapt!

Also, I think it would be interesting to see why divergent thinking isn't found in adults-- I would think that brain development may have something to do with it as well. (Not that I don't think that art should be taught as well!)

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EVERYONE IS AN ARTIST, everyone is capable of creating something amazing!

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Refraiming the questions: How do we get art back into our elementary schools?

Drawing: taking a line for a walk...LOVE!

If we teach art, our community will become more creative.

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I was also shocked to discover art teachers were no longer in the elementary schools in my district. There is a volunteer-run monthly art program similar to what she talks about, but it's not enough. I grew up with art as a standard specialist class along with P.E., music, and library and it doesn't really make sense that art should be singled out while the other classes get to stay. In Kinder we do a lot of art projects as part of curriculum - if we're learning about plants, we make a collage of a sunflower showing the different parts of the plant. I think this kind of art integration is a way we can make the best of this situation, and help to improve our students' engagement by having them use art as a tool to express their learning in other content areas.

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tolerance and adaptability. so much to learn through art. and we need it.

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Creative genius decreases as we get older:
-98% Kindergartners
-12% 15 Year-olds
-2% 24 Year-olds
Creativity is lost if it isn't taught and encouraged from a young age.

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I was shocked to hear about the rapid decline of divergent thinking skills throughout childhood and adolescence. We need more arts and ways for students to creatively express themselves and their learning. Communication, collaboration and personal expression are only some of the essential skills developed through art.

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Creativity skills (developed by high quality art education) creates better:
- communicators
- great collaborators
- adapt to and respect diverse ways of thinking
- adaptable and tolerant citizens