Why Art Education Then & Now

Author: akkost

Date: November 4, 2012

by akkost
11-04-12
Why Art Ed in the 1880's
There is a strong demand for the beautiful, hand-made products produced in England and France here in America.
Yes, we should make sure we are educating our kids to meet that demand in the future by training highly skilled artisans.
Why Art Ed in the 1950's
Russia has launched Sputnik into space.
America must focus on math and science education in order to compete in the space race with Russia.
Why Art Ed in 1990's-present
China's students are scoring much higher in math and science than American kids.
We must make sure we focus on STEM subjects to compete with China.