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Your Student and Emotional Health

9/1/2022

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It’s that time of year; students are going back to school. Administrators are wondering if they are sufficiently staffed for the school year. They are also wondering where they can cut corners and still fulfill their obligations to students and state requirements. Unfortunately, the first courses often cut are the arts - regular art classes, orchestra/band/choir, etc. - courses that have been proven to support emotional health in students. This is occurring during a time when parents/caregivers, teachers, and students are increasingly worried about emotional health issues. 

So, my question to parents/caregivers and teachers is this: Are your children/your students getting enough of the arts? Numerous research studies have shown that students need the arts in order to maintain their emotional health. Why is this? The arts allow processing of emotional events experienced during the day. The arts allow a person to understand his/her world in a different way. The arts allow a person to give expression to what is learned and felt in a form differing from the world of facts and figures. The arts provide a creative break from often rigorous academic schedules. 

 As the Encyclopedia Britannica so aptly states: “It (ART) can be used to communicate ideas and thoughts; it can be used as a tool for self-expression, used as a form of therapy, or even as a means to find beauty in life. Art also captures a moment in time, historical events, social ideas and concepts, and political or social commentary.”
 
Often those of us who had “art” in school only remember the “stuff” we made in class or a brief experience: drawings, paintings, a clay pottery piece, a musical or drama experience - nothing more. But “experiencing art”  provides much more than just “making something or doing something”.
 
Again, from the Encyclopedia Britannica: “Traditional categories within the arts include literature  (poetry, drama, story, and so on), the visual arts (painting, drawing, sculpture, etc.), the graphic arts (painting, drawing, design, and other forms expressed on flat surfaces), the plastic arts (sculpture, modeling), the decorative arts (enamelwork, furniture design, mosaic, etc.), the performing arts (theater, dance, music), music (as composition), and architecture (often including interior design).”

Clearly the arts touch all parts of life. They are important in the lives of children and adults; all people benefit from time for self-expression, for emotional release, for expressing thoughts, and for creativity, on a regular basis.
 
Parents/caregivers, if your children don’t get enough time for the arts in school, perhaps you can provide a creative space where they can just doodle, paint or put “stuff” together, sing, dance, or create dramatic presentations. This dedicated space and dedicated time are critically important to their development and emotional health.
 
Teachers, perhaps students can carve out some “art/creativity time” when finishing their work; better yet, infuse the arts into your curriculum whenever you can.  Allow students to explore something of their own interest, even if it doesn’t result in a finished project. Perhaps it will be a piece of art, or writing/poetry, or a comic book, or a piece of music; the possibilities are endless. Again, it’s not the final product that is so important; most important is the time, space, freedom, and encouragement to create.
 
Finally, parents/caregivers and teachers, carve out some time for your own emotional and creative release. Treat yourself to the joy of the arts! Your emotional health will benefit greatly from it.

For more ideas about the arts, visit these websites:

National Endowment for the Arts Home Page
https://www.arts.gov/ 
 
Americans for the Arts |
https://www.americansforthearts.org/
 
Google Arts & Culture
https://artsandculture.google.com
 
Dal Drummer, Artist 
WI Association for Talented and Gifted Treasurer
 
 Su Estudiante y su Salud Emocional 
  
Este es el momento del año; los estudiantes regresan a la escuela. Los administradores se preguntan si tendrán suficiente personal para el año escolar. También se preguntan de dónde pueden recortar y aún cumplir con sus obligaciones para con los estudiantes y los requerimientos del estado.  
Desafortunadamente, los primeros cursos que se recortan son arte – clases de arte regular, orquesta/banda/coro, etc. - cursos que se ha comprobado que apoyan la salud emocional en los estudiantes. Esto está ocurriendo en el momento en que los padres/tutores, maestros y estudiantes están preocupándose más sobre situaciones de salud emocional.  
Así que, mi pregunta a padres/tutores y maestros es esta: ¿Están sus niños/estudiantes teniendo suficiente arte? Numerosos estudios de investigación han demostrado que los estudiantes necesitan arte para poder mantener su salud emocional. ¿Por qué es esto? El arte permite procesar los eventos emocionales que experimentan durante el día. El arte permite a la persona entender su mundo de una manera diferente. El arte permite a la persona dar la expresión a lo que aprende y siente en una forma que difiere del mundo de hechos y figuras. El arte proporciona un descanso creativo de horarios académicos que continuamente son rigurosos. 
 
Como la Enciclopedia Británica acertadamente dice: “El (ARTE) se puede usar para comunicar ideas y pensamientos; puede ser utilizado como una herramienta de expresión, usarse como una forma de terapia o incluso como un medio para encontrar la belleza en la vida. El arte también captura un momento en el tiempo, eventos históricos, ideas y conceptos sociales y comentarios políticos o sociales.” 
 
Muchas veces, aquellos de nosotros que tuvimos “arte” en la escuela, únicamente recordamos “las cosas” que hicimos en clase o una breve experiencia: dibujos, pinturas, una pieza que moldeamos, una experiencia musical o de drama – solo eso. Pero “experimentar el arte” nos da mucho más que solo “crear o hacer algo”.  
 
Nuevamente, de la Enciclopedia Británica: “Las categorías tradicionales dentro del arte incluyen (poesía, drama, historia y más), el arte visual (pintura, dibujo, escultura, etc.), el arte gráfico (pintura, dibujo, diseño y otras formas expresadas en superficies planas), el arte plástico (escultura, modelar), el arte decorativo (trabajo de esmalte, diseño de muebles, mosaicos, etc.), el arte de expresión (teatro, baile, música), la música (como composición) y la arquitectura (muchas veces incluyen diseño interior).”  
 
Claramente el arte toca muchas partes de la vida. Esas son importantes en la vida de los niños y adultos; todas las personas se benefician de tener un tiempo para expresarse a sí mismos, para liberarse emocionalmente, para expresar pensamientos y por creatividad, regularmente.  
 
Padres/tutores, si sus hijos no están teniendo suficiente tiempo de arte en la escuela, quizás usted pueda proporcionar un espacio creativo donde ellos puedan jugar, pintar o pegar “cosas”, cantar, bailar o crear presentaciones dramáticas. Este espacio dedicado y tiempo dedicado son críticamente importantes para su desarrollo y salud emocional.  
 
Maestros, quizás los estudiantes puedan tallar algo de “tiempo de arte/creatividad” cuando terminen su trabajo; mejor aún, incluir arte dentro de su currículo siempre que se pueda. Permita que los estudiantes exploren algo de su propio interés, aunque no resulte en un proyecto terminado. Quizás sea una pieza de arte, o escritura/poesía, o un libro cómico, o una pieza de música; las posibilidades son infinitas. Nuevamente, no es el producto final lo que es tan importante; es más importante el tiempo, espacio, la libertad y la motivación para crear.  
 
Finalmente, padres/tutores y maestros, hagan tiempo para su propia liberación emocional y creativa. ¡Consiéntase a sí mismo para disfrutar del arte! Su salud emocional se beneficiará enormemente de eso. 
 
Para más ideas sobre arte, visite estas páginas web: 
 
National Endowment for the Arts Home Page | National ... 
https://www.arts.gov/  
  
Americans for the Arts | 
https://www.americansforthearts.org/ 
  
Google Arts & Culture 
https://artsandculture.google.com 
  
Dal Drummer, Artista  
Tesorero, Asociación para Talentos Excepcionales de WI 
 
 


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