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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - I think she is very likely to stick with the major. She would not likely be interested in education without the art focus, and not likely to do studio art without the education component unless she could add possibly psychology and shift gears to art therapy. She has expressed interest in psychology but I don’t see her doing it as sole major. Maybe as a dual major or minor. [/quote]

VCU is stronger in art and art education, but JMU is fine.  I think actually it's harder to be an art education major at VCU because so many students emphasize wanting to be artists--and undergrads get the vibe that art ed is for those who can't cut it as a real artist (which is totally ridiculous, but they are 18-19 etc.).  JMU has a stronger emphasis on education overall so there will be a lot of other people--not just in the arts--who are really excited about becoming teachers.[/quote]

OP - thank you for this perspective. We also like the perspective of the JMU art Ed program which is that they don’t actually major in “art education” but rather in a studio discipline (painting etc) but also earn the teaching licensure.

We also get the vibe that VCU might be more competitive and focused on producing artists but wonder if that atmosphere might also be exciting for a kid who has struggled to feel inspired during COVID, online learning, and with the same art teacher for four years of high school. It could be exciting to have the opportunity to push herself artistically if that feels right in addition to pursuing the goal of teaching. [/quote]

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