The way of teaching arts

If there is one thing that has surprised me during the course, it is the vision of the way art is taught in schools. My academic background allows me to recount my experience in what is better known as the subject of plastic arts.

Until I have stayed with Lander in class, I believed that my experience with the arts in both primary and secondary school has been completely normal and a subject taught in the best way to make us understand the key concepts. 

Now, with one month to go before the end of the course, I would like to say that my experience is not at all similar to what is expected of arts education. Thus, I find some flaws in the way of teaching the arts that have been transmitted to us in class and that, indeed, fit with my experience at school: 

1. The principle of the scarcity of artists in the classroom:  From an early age, we are accustomed to thinking that only a very small number of pupils are capable of demonstrating their artistic skills in the classroom. This being the case, the rest of the class becomes resigned and begins to see art as something that belongs to a few and does not form part of their lives. To a large extent, this is encouraged by teachers because of peer comparisons. 

2. Limited and repetitive resources: In one way or another, the same resources are always available during the art session. In my case, we followed a craft book where most of the artistic aspects were apparently covered. This would explain why I'm still quite lost in class today when it comes to the different contents. Honestly, I think that the art classes were just filler because there was no interest in innovating in resources and treating the plastic arts with the same importance as maths, for example. 

3. Artistically incompetent teachers: The subject of art in schools is taught by regular tutors who sometimes show that they have very poor knowledge of art. So, if the teachers themselves have no conceptions of art, how can we expect to convey to our pupils a proper vision of what art means to society?

For me, these are the three fundamental points that should be changed so that once and for all we can ensure that the arts are transferred to the new generations in the way they deserve. Motivating all students without exception through innovative resources and dynamic strategies that encompass the arts in general and in particular, with teachers who are experts in the subject and who have the desire and enthusiasm, will take the
arts to the top.