This article addresses the importance of dedication on behalf of teachers to teach students where students learn best- in most cases, through the arts. It takes hard work, teamwork, work after work- you get the idea- work! The results of creativity in teaching Common Core are huge. "Arts integration allows us to build chefs who make choices- not cooks who merely follow a recipe." Instead of frustration and anxiety, using arts with the Common Core leaves the student engaged- thus learning. Yes, integration of the arts is a must!
Though I do not agree with most of Common Core, this is definitely a bright side of the possibilities offered with its use. For example, you teach a child about paint, canvas, and paintbrushes but it does no good unless the child is allowed to respond by connecting his world to that canvas. Previously, he only knew about it, but with arts integration, he is given room to creatively engage hands on to connect the dots with what he was taught and what it means to him. I loved the illustration of the chef verses the cook! We want to create creativity in the generations we invest in because creativity will always go further than words in a book ever will. Teach them to live, connect, and solve. Teach them it's ok to mess up, but that it's more important to try. I think Arts Integration does just that.
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