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Issues and Topics of Discussion in Arts Education

One of the major issues in arts education is the balance between arts-specific education courses and arts integration. Examples of arts integration are visits from a teaching artist—such as a professional dancer, musician, actor, or visual artist from the community or from an arts organization. Another example of arts integration is when the school music or art teacher collaborates with a classroom teacher to provide learning opportunities in both an art form and at least one other content area such as math, science, history, or language arts.

Arts education would ideally include both arts-specific curriculum and arts integration. Students would learn the specific concepts, skills, and techniques of an art form while also understanding the relationship between that art form and the larger academic content fields.

Arts education—particularly in large urban areas—has been profoundly affected by school partnerships with local arts organizations and artists in the community. Partnerships help schools by offering students access to community performances or artists-in-residence. Field trips to museums and other similar experiences in the artistic and cultural world help inspire students. Ideal arts education partnerships foster collaboration between the community and the school; they also involve parents and families.

Arts educators often discuss the balance between offering arts programs for the especially talented arts student as opposed to arts education for all students. Competitive and selective schools help to identify promising students who may become professional musicians, visual artists, actors, or dancers. General arts education offerings and arts integration programs afford access to all students.

Some schools—again, particularly those in large urban districts—are designated as arts magnet schools or schools of the arts because they have more-extensive programs for students interested in the arts. These schools typically have entrance requirements that include auditions for performers and portfolios of work for visual artists.

Arts education in the United States has been consistently challenged by restrictive funding. The arts were identified as a core subject in the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB; signed into law in 2002). This designation qualified arts instruction for federal grants and other support from both the Department of Education and the NEA (both arms of the federal government). Nevertheless, NCLB currently requires schools to report student achievement test results for only reading and mathematics. There are many reports of decreasing instruction time for such subjects as the arts. Standardized testing at the district and state level has further restricted time spent on the arts; students often use that time to prepare for high-stakes tests.

Article 2: Does Arts Education Matter?

A “Zombie” Idea?

Like the Mozart effect, claims that learning the arts (music, art, theater, or any arts) promote brain development, learning, and academic achievement are often repeated—yet seldom withstand research scrutiny. A team from Harvard University (Hetland & Winner, 2001) performed 10 separate meta-analyses of 188 studies testing the claim that studying the arts promotes academic improvement and came up largely empty-handed. They found: no cause-and-effect link between studying the arts and academic indicators; no link between an arts-rich education and creativity; mixed results for learning music and high mathematics achievement; no significant link between learning music and reading skills; and no convincing link between visual arts and reading achievement.

Nonetheless, claims that the arts promote other forms of learning persist—a zombie idea that keeps coming back to life no matter how often it’s put to rest. So, does that mean arts education isn’t valuable? Not at all. Rather, the persistence of these claims may reflect the fact that we ask arts education to do something we seldom ask of other forms of education: justify itself in light of its effects on other fields. How often do we, for example, ask athletic directors to prove that playing baseball leads to better math skills or improves verbal skills?

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Answer 1

I can’t create or manage Google Documents directly. However, I can help you create an outline for your paper based on the topics you provided, and guide you on how to format it in MLA style. Here’s how you can structure your outline and the points you can include:

Outline for Arts Education Paper

I. Introduction
A. Importance of arts education
B. Overview of key issues in arts education
C. Thesis statement: While arts education faces challenges related to funding and its perceived value in relation to other academic subjects, it remains crucial for holistic student development.

II. The Scope of Arts Education
A. Definition of arts education
B. Types of arts education
1. Arts-specific education courses
2. Arts integration with other subjects

III. Partnerships between Schools and Arts Organizations
A. Role of local arts organizations in schools
B. Benefits of community partnerships
C. Case studies of successful partnerships

IV. The Debate Over Accessibility in Arts Education
A. Programs for talented vs. general students
B. Role of arts magnet schools
C. Importance of inclusivity in arts education

V. Challenges Facing Arts Education
A. Funding issues in urban schools
B. Impact of No Child Left Behind Act
C. Consequences of standardized testing on arts programs

VI. The Issue of Measuring Success in Arts Education
A. Research findings on arts education and academic achievement
B. The "zombie" idea: Arts and academic performance
C. The unique position of arts education compared to athletics

VII. Conclusion
A. Summary of key points
B. Reiteration of the value of arts education
C. Call to action for supporting arts education

Formatting in MLA Style

Once you’ve completed your outline, you can format your paper according to MLA guidelines as follows:

1. Font and Spacing: Use a readable font like Times New Roman, size 12, and double-space your text throughout.
2. Margins: Set 1-inch margins on all sides.
3. Heading: Create a heading that includes your name, your instructor’s name, the course, and the date. Place this in the top left corner of the first page.
4. Title: Center the title of your paper. Do not underline, italicize, or put it in quotation marks.
5. Page Numbers: Include your last name and page number in the top right corner of each page.
6. Citations: If you reference any specific studies or articles in your paper, make sure to include a Works Cited page at the end of your document.

Final Steps

• After creating your outline and formatting it, remember to place it into a Google Document.
• Share it with the correct settings so anyone with the link can access it.
• Review your document for any plagiarism issues and ensure that it is your original work.

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