WHAT DO WE BELIEVE?


ART IS A PART OF GENERAL EDUCATION. The ultimate aim in general edu-
cation is the development of a well-rounded personality that will live a constructive and happy
life in our society.


* In order to accomplish this we must provide a balanced program
which will enable the child to meet and adjust himself to changing
situations in the home, school, and society. Growth, success and
happiness in life depend upon the development of all of our capacities.
Psychologists and educators have discovered that art experiences are
a necessary part of our educational process-as necessary as the three
"R's." If we expect to utilize this present knowledge in education
some of us may need to reorganize our approaches to teaching. Psycholo-
gists also point out the significance of having desirable physical and
emotional experiences as well as intellectual and manual. What other
area has as much to offer this vital objective in the whole educational
field as art? Art, together with speech and writing, is one of the basic
tools of learning.


AIMS OF ART EDUCATION

* To be creative is one of the major objectives of art education. "All
who deal with children will have to realize that art is not just some-
thing we make. It is a way of living with our fellowman."* Let us
consider the aims of art education as shown below:


 AIMS OUTCOMES

 i. To develop creative abilities Emphasizes individual deviation
 in all children, rather than conformity. Origi-
 nality, initiative through crea-
 tive expression.


2. To develop sensitivity
 through seeing, hearing,
 feeling and doing.


Develops tastes; leads to dis-
crimination in choice of ma-
terials used in everyday living
which will find expression in
more beautiful surroundings, not
only in the production of, but
also as more intelligent con-
sumers.


* Jean Betzner, President, Association for Childhood Education.


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