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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to teach and I had parents to kids with special needs want me to only praise and encourage. So I did that, as if that's what the parents want out if their child's education, then I can meet their goal. Their kids didn't learn as much or make as much progress as other kids because praise doesn't teach you much.

At the end of the day teachers are expected to teach to certain learning outcomes and to build skills but there are many teachers like me who are fine with no doing that if it will make the parents happy. It is wortha conversation with the teachers to let them know your goal is just that your child is praised and encouraged and you aren't concerned with learning or learning outcomes. It is always helpful to know as a teacher as different parents have different priorities. It is easier and faster for me to just draw a happy face and write great effort superstar on a page than it is to correct wrong answers or help the student figure out how to do it better next time.[/quote]

The thing is, we are talking about art class. Not science. Not math. Not even music. Art.

I am artistic. Very artistic. My family has many creative and artistic people in our lineage.

The purpose of art is to inspire creativity and to tap into the emotional side of the brain. It is to release inhibitions and to help you to think out of the box.

There is no right or wrong way to create

Yes, there are specific techniques to help you to become a better artist, but at its core, art is about an individual creating what is inspired by his or her soul.

Even an ugly, unbalanced, clashing piece of art can inspire emotion or become a classic. Look at Picasso. Look at Matisse.

Discouraging an elementary kid from creating his version of art by offering only or mostly criticism runs counter to the whole purpose and meaning of art.

Any art teacher worth their salt should know this before they step foot into an elementary classroom.
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That's an interesting perspective. Where I live there are art courses and classes and you can even do a fine arts degree at college. Even in high school we had art classes where art was taught and marked and seen as a skill that would be developed or improved. That is different from art you do on your own for your own enjoyment or self expression. There are many art critics in the world as well - art is not just everybody's is always awesome. It is hard work to get your art into a gallery or a show - the artists I know would not agree that there is no learning in art.
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Please highlight in my post where I said there is no learning in art.[/quote]

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