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Art Education
Throughout every walk of life we are told that art is the child of creativity. As a student, we know that this isn't true; anyone can be an artist. Art, as a child, is usually fun and full of freedom, we are given the reins to expand our mind onto paper or fabric. However the governments and schools have took the life and individualism out of art, for me and many of my peers.
By Adam Graves7 years ago in Education
'You Will Never Be a Star!'
As my time at community college was coming to a close, I had done three acting classes, one improv class, three musicals, and one drama. To date, it is the only dramatic play I have ever done. It was Landford Wilson's Balm in Gilead; a very large cast, 20 or so characters, set in a NYC diner in the 60s (granted I could Google for accuracy but won't. Going off memory on this one). The diner was filled with hookers and drug addicts, and ME; the waitress. The story is not at all about the waitress, but of course it was. My director's name was Craig. He would be the first of many teachers I would look up to during my journey. He was never a creepy guy, but he did day-drink a lot, so that did color his overall approach a lot of times. After the show wrapped up, we had an exit professional survival audition where we would get direct, pointed feedback on what our teachers thought our next steps should be. I did a monologue I found from some soap opera. In my head, soaps were the first stop on a long road to a big career, so it would be important for me to get used to that style of performing. I finished my monologue, proud as punch, waiting to be told all the star power I hold inside of me.
By Angela McMahon7 years ago in Education
5 Things I've Learned About Being a Music Major
"What's your major?" "Music Education" "Oh." When I was a freshman in college, I had a ton of family members, friends, and just the common public asking me this question. When I responded with "Music Education" I got puzzled looks, and more commonly, I got asked what I could possibly do with that degree. As this continued on, and I started my first year as a music major, this really got too me. I continued to ask myself, "Well heck, why would I ever wanna teach high school music?" But as I continued on into this program, I realized why I, along with everyone else does it. Music is a lifestyle, and we want to share our lifestyle with the people around us.
By Emalee Chvatal7 years ago in Education
Performing Arts School Auditions for Dummies
The wait is over. You've sent off all your applications to all of the performing arts colleges you've ever wanted to go to. You've crossed your fingers and hoped for the best. You've opened that letter only to discover you've been offered multiple auditions at multiple prestigious institutions of performing arts—fantastic! Now what? Well, now it's time to get prepared.
By Mimi Smithson7 years ago in Education
Common Core State Standards
In 2009, state government officials pushed to develop the Common Core State Standards. These standards aimed to prepare all students, regardless of economic status or location, to be productive members of society in life and the work force. Ever since the adoption of these standards, there has been an ongoing debate whether they benefit the students or not (Development). Some say that these standards are good to homogenize the education all students get. Others disagree, stating that students aren't engaged in the class when the teacher is put on a strict schedule. The rapid acceptance of these standards have led to its popularity among teachers and parents. “The standards, which are for math and language arts, are meant to provide a consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them.” This is extremely beneficial, for in the past students in different grades or classes would have different curriculums, learning different things (Are).
By Summer Schoening7 years ago in Education
A College Student's Guide to APA Format
Abstract APA style format was created to standardize scientific writing. It is used for term and research papers, theoretical articles and case studies (APA Style, 2017). This style of writing has numerous crucial details in its appearance and organization to ensure clarity and credibility. For example, when citing a source, APA style requires an “…author-date citation system” (APA Style, 2017). This author-date system provides concise details on where the information was taken from. Another organizational detail this style of writing includes are the eight main sections of the article or study. These sections include title page, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references and appendices (APA Style, 2017). The benefits to writing in APA style are the better understanding and comprehension of the writers ideas, and improvement the writer's critical thinking.
By Summer Schoening7 years ago in Education
Freshman College Strategies
I can think back to last year at this time and the kind of stress I experienced was nothing compared to my first semester in college; from receiving college acceptance and denial letters, to preparing for the last set of ACT and SAT dates available, my whole high school career was less stressful then this semester. I went to a high school that did not operate like most since we used (unfortunately) the seven-period schedule, where we would spent the entire year with the same seven classes. That system personally didn't help me adjust to what college had in store, especially midterms and finals. In high school, finals week came around at the end of the year, sometimes in May, and our knowledge would be put to the test. However, my limited experiences were expanded! I will be giving some tips to help you succeed during the semester, midterms, and finals season and bypass that unnecessary stress:
By Kayla Hill7 years ago in Education