Saturday, October 4, 2008
Art in Schools
Michelle, a campaign volunteer, and I visited constituents in Mission today. Another community where people sit on their front porches. One of the residents emphasized the importance of arts and culture, not only in terms of museums and galleries, but as a communication and healing tool in schools and health care facilities respectively. Schools have had to cut their arts programs and don't have sufficient funds to bring in artists to teach. This makes it very difficult for artists to make this important work viable, depriving young people and those who are ill of the benefits of the arts.
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It has been shown in several studies that teaching music at a young age enhances cognitive development. However, much as I deplore the cutting of art programs and expertise in schools, I do think that parents should take much responsibility for reading with their kids, drawing and painting with them, and doing some kind of at least primitive music such as a recorder, xylophone or even a karaoke set if they can afford it. By know means, though does this absolve the education system.
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