The fine arts are routinely on the chopping block in K-12 schools despite evidence that they help students excel in other subjects as well as improve discipline, creative thinking, and better workforce opportunities and civic engagement later in life.
Share to linkedinBeyond the argument that education should be designed to create a well-rounded citizen with an appreciation for a wide range of knowledge, there have been dozens of large-scale studies showing that an integrated curriculum of the sciences, humanities, and arts helps students excel in all areas of K-12 learning.
A 2011 study from the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities called"Reinvesting in Arts Education" Schools that effectively implement arts integration have either significantly reduced or completely eliminated the educational achievement gap for economically disadvantaged students. …students at a basic reading level retained an average 105 percent of the content long term, as demonstrated through the results of delayed post-testing. The researchers discovered that students remembered more in the delayed post-testing because they sang songs they had learned from their arts activities, which helped them remember content better in the long term, much like how catchy pop lyrics seem to get more and more ingrained in your brain over time.
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