{"id":2381,"date":"2014-08-14T13:14:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T17:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/?p=2381"},"modified":"2019-07-14T09:26:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-14T13:26:06","slug":"why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers-in-the-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers-in-the-school","title":{"rendered":"Why Art Teachers are The Most Important Teachers in the School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top:3%;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"featuredimage\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers.jpg\" alt=\"Why art teachers are important\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/why-art-teachers-are-the-most-important-teachers-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\nI know that I&#8217;ll be sparking quite a bit of controversy in this post, but I feel that in light of recent budget cuts and a general misunderstanding about what art teachers actually do, some light needs to be shined on this subject.<\/p>\n<p>Let me first be clear &#8211; <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ALL<\/span> teachers are important.<\/p>\n<p>I think, however, that there is a tragic misconception when it comes to art teachers, and other teachers in the Fine Arts for that matter. \u00a0Some schools refer to these teachers as &#8220;Specialists&#8221;, which is a bit derogatory. \u00a0Referring to them in this way, makes them sound expendable. \u00a0And unfortunately when budget concerns come up, they are often the first teachers to be cut. \u00a0This practice simply has to end, because our future is at stake.<\/p>\n<h2>The World Has Changed<\/h2>\n<p>In the last decade, our world has changed dramatically. \u00a0If you look at the changes that have taken place in just the last twenty years, it is even more overwhelming. \u00a0Yet educational philosophies and practices have been painfully slow to keep up. \u00a0We are teaching students today in the same manner that we taught them twenty years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Preparing them for a world that simply doesn&#8217;t exist anymore is a massive mistake.<\/p>\n<p>We are starting to see the results of this educational debacle in the number of young people that are college educated, yet cannot find a job. \u00a0Twenty years ago, if you were qualified, jobs were easy to find. \u00a0You went to work for a corporation, firm, factory, or service industry and earned a nice paycheck. \u00a0These jobs still exist, but they are fading away. \u00a0Our world has changed, and if we don&#8217;t wake up, our future generations will suffer greatly.<\/p>\n<p>We are teaching students to go to college to learn how to work for someone else in positions that are disappearing. \u00a0It&#8217;s no wonder why we have so many &#8220;qualified&#8221; young people that are jobless.<\/p>\n<p>The following video by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sethgodin.com\/sg\/\">Seth Godin<\/a>, one of the most influential thinkers of our period, nails it&#8230;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UNP0zlIWIHA?rel=0\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Why Are We Testing So Much?<\/h2>\n<p>Our students are tested far too much. \u00a0The result is that students want to know the answer so that they can put it on a test. \u00a0We have taught them to believe that there is just one right answer to a problem and if it&#8217;s not on the test &#8211; it&#8217;s not important. \u00a0The world doesn&#8217;t work this way. \u00a0Testing has its place, but it should be a measure of the teacher&#8217;s success or failure in teaching the material &#8211; not a measure of the student.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:0% 4% 0% 4%;\">\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimage\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>The Ultimate Lesson Plan<\/span><br \/>\n     \u201cThe Ultimate Lesson Plan\u201d is a complete classroom solution for art teachers that includes lesson plans, videos, handouts, quizzes and more.  <br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\/the-ultimate-lesson-plan-beginner-to-intermediate\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"contentbutton\">LEARN MORE<\/div>\n<p>     <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentfix\">\n<p>The problem is that our students are not learning to be thinkers. \u00a0Instead, they are learning to be memorizers, which is pointless in the new Information Age in which we exist. \u00a0Students possess the world&#8217;s collective intelligence at their fingertips, many of them carry it around in their pockets, \u00a0yet so many schools ban the use of cell phones.<\/p>\n<h2>The Internet Has Created a New Period in Human History<\/h2>\n<p>The internet and related technology has changed the world and should change the manner in which we approach educating students. \u00a0The internet has made it possible to accomplish things that were not dreamed before its inception. \u00a0It has changed the way commerce works and it has changed the world economy for which we are preparing students.<\/p>\n<p>We should be preparing students for the new world, one that harnesses the technology that exists, one that pushes humankind forward. \u00a0The key is creativity and innovation, and teaching these two things are the art teacher&#8217;s specialities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/members\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/newmembersad.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The New Renaissance<\/h2>\n<p>Never in the history of mankind has there ever been a better time to be a &#8220;creative&#8221;. It is the creative individuals that are finding success today. Simply look at at the world around you, and you&#8217;ll quickly notice the opportunities that exist for those willing to be creative, to take chances, to innovate.<\/p>\n<p>It is my opinion that we have already entered into a new Renaissance, one in which true artists are flourishing and will be for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<h2>What Art Teachers Do<\/h2>\n<p>Art teachers teach creativity and innovation. They teach multiple answers to problems. \u00a0They encourage mistakes and experimentation. \u00a0They teach students to be thinkers &#8211; not memorizers.<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width:450px;margin:auto;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2387\" alt=\"Art teachers teach students to be thinkers\" src=\"\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/artteachersteachthinkers.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/artteachersteachthinkers.jpg 450w, https:\/\/thevirtualinstructor.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/artteachersteachthinkers-270x300.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Art teachers are teaching the essential skills that are necessary for students to be successful in this new age.<\/p>\n<p>So why are we cutting the most important positions from our schools?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding:0% 4% 0% 4%;clear:both;\">\n<div class=\"promoinsert\">\n<div class=\"promoimagenews\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"promotext\"><span>Like This Lesson?<\/span><br \/>If so, join over 36,000 others that receive our newsletter with new drawing and painting lessons. 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