From the Three Stooges to the Arts in Education

Allison True

EDUC-210

My Mentees

The Three Stooges

Larry

Mo

Curly

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First Impressions

Larry and his bird book

Mo and the never ending thought of the football game

Curly and trying to find one way to sit

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Struggles

Larry Writing

Mo Math

Curly Paying attention

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Taking Great Strides Larry

From incomplete to complete sentences

One recess… Three sentences

Mo Understanding addition and subtraction

Two weeks and great understanding

Curly Flash card demon

Still can’t sit still

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Mrs. Crew

Control of class

Thankfulness

First year

How we helped

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Arts in Education

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The Arts & Academics

Music and mathematical achievement Higher levels of math proficiency

Theatre arts and human development Gains in variety of development

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Grd 8 Academic All Students Low SES Students

High Art Low Art High Art Low ArtEarning mostly A’s and B’s in English 79.2% 64.2% 64.5% 56.4%Scoring Top 2 Quartiles on Standard Tests 66.8% 42.7% 29.5% 24.5%Dropping Out by Grade 10 1.4% 4.8% 6.5% 9.4%Bored in School Half or Most of the Time 42.2% 48.9% 41% 46%

Grd 10 AcademicScoring Top 2 Quartile on Standard Tests:

Composit 72.5% 45% 41.4% 24.9%History 70.9% 45.1% 43.8% 28.4%Reading, Citizenship, Geography 70.9% 46.3% 41.6% 28.6%

Grd 10 AttitudesConsider Community Service Important to Very 46.6% 33.9% 49.2% 40.7%Television on Weekdays:

1 Hour or Less 28.2% 15.1% 16.4% 13.3%3 Hours or More 20.6% 34.9% 33.6% 42%

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Teacher Observation

Abilities thinking creatively and flexibly

Imagining problems from different perspectives

Taking imaginative leaps

Layering thoughts as part of problem solving

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No Child Left Behind

Narrowing of Curriculum Major impact on the arts

Decline in devoted time to arts 35% decline in significant number of schools

12% of all districts in nation offer no arts instruction

Unintended Negative Consequences

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The children

Their success

Expanding their minds

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