Wonder.
Verb.
To speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know.
Wonder is something that begins as a child and never truly goes away.
As long as you have a brain, wonder will always be part of your life.
As I move closer towards becoming a future teacher of America,
my wonderings have taken a focus on education and learners.
Through my classes and experiences I have found that each child comes with their own personality, way of thinking, and style of learning.
Each child has their own interests and wonderings.
But how can I, as an educator, take all of these interests and wonderings and put them to good use?
Art is something that has been infused into my life since I was a child.
Singing, painting, drama, dancing, poetry--you name it, I've seen it in action.
According to my mother, when I was younger there were definitely some mediums that I refused to experiment with (simply because I didn't want to be wrong or have to be told what to do).
Over the years I found myself using art techniques to help me remember certain things for school such as information for tests, writing in poetry instead of essay form, etc.
Looking back on my experiences with art, I wonder if the arts are integrated into the curriculum, will children be able to benefit from the results?
I wonder...
...if the use of arts integration in the classroom gives students the ability to better process the content?
I wonder...
...how the arts can be used discover more about the interests of children?
I wonder...
...if the arts in content areas can help students better understand themselves?
I wonder...
...how the arts can be used to help students express themselves?
-Socrates
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