Philosophy of the Arts in Education

I feel that art is a necessity in schools, especially during the elementary years. As a future educator, I feel that it is my duty to allow my students to be creative and express themselves in their work. To me art should not be an elective that children go to for 30 minutes a day. Instead, art should be integrated into every academic subject to make the material more memorable. I hope to do this in my future elementary classroom. It is so important to teach to BOTH sides of the brain - children retain information and learn much more from the experience if things are taught that way.