Post by Kiwi Frontline on Aug 10, 2021 4:07:34 GMT 12
DON'T 'WATER DOWN' ARTS SUBJECTS DURING NCEA REFORM, SAY TEACHERS AND ARTISTS
Reducing secondary school art from five topics to three will limit student choice and “water down” their learning, say teachers and artists.
Under the proposed reform, NCEA levels 2 and 3 in painting, printmaking and sculpture will be combined into a single visual arts subject, and photography will be expanded to include moving images.
Three Māori arts disciplines will be introduced – Raranga (weaving) mau rākau (a traditional martial art) and whakairo (carving)......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/125989961/dont-water-down-arts-subjects-during-ncea-reform-say-teachers-and-artists
Reducing secondary school art from five topics to three will limit student choice and “water down” their learning, say teachers and artists.
Under the proposed reform, NCEA levels 2 and 3 in painting, printmaking and sculpture will be combined into a single visual arts subject, and photography will be expanded to include moving images.
Three Māori arts disciplines will be introduced – Raranga (weaving) mau rākau (a traditional martial art) and whakairo (carving)......
www.stuff.co.nz/national/education/125989961/dont-water-down-arts-subjects-during-ncea-reform-say-teachers-and-artists