Did you know that the arts are assessed on the NAEP once every 9 years during 4th, 8, and 12 grade in dance, music, art, and theater? Did you also know that that over 80% of sample do not have dance or theater programs in their school?
Also, there is little difference between the test scores of students with arts in their schools and those without arts programs. So, my question then is, how do we judge the effectivness of the arts instruction? Right now, it looks like arts could be cut and there would be no impact on arts knowledge. Common sense tells us that this cannot be correct.
(rub your chin here as you ponder this dilemma)
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These things I did not know. Appreciate the fast facts.
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