Response and Application (Ch 4)

This is the response and application from Chapter 4 of Rethinking Curriculum in Art by Marilyn G Stewart and Sydney R. Walker.

This may easily be my favorite chapter so far. I feel like I finally understand what we're talking about when we talk about "unit foundations". Most especially I appreciated and will apply this question:

"What do I want my students to retain and understand (about art) long after they have left my classroom?"

In quoting this question I put "about art" in parentheses because using the enduring ideas as my foundation I know that students will hopefully gain lessons beyond the art world about life and ethics and goals. 

But as an art teacher I appreciated this succinct list that helped me realize what I want my students to be left with:

• "Art is a purposeful human endeavor." > a free space for experimentation
• ART MAKING: a process of inquiry
• "Art attains value, purpose, and meaning from the personal, social, and cultural dimensions of life." > ART HISTORY 
• "Art raises philosophical issues and questions." >compassion
• "Artworks are objects for interpretation." ART CRITICISM 
• "Change is fundamental to art." > adaptation