When I was in Elementary school from 1988-1997 we had art class every day.but the elementary school that my daughter go's to only has a special "after school" art program every Monday.Is art now days just not as mandatory as it was when I was in school?
2006-11-13 04:04:43 · 10 answers · asked by ~*meli$sa*~ 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Grade-Schooler
Many schools have been cutting down on the Art program which I think is terrible. My younger daughter has it once a week and my older one gets it 2 times a week for half of the year. I think Art is important to a child.
2006-11-13 04:19:51 · answer #1 · answered by Urchin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our elementary schools have art once a week. Call the school and see if this is something that is rotated among the specials or if only certain grades have art. For example, our fifth graders in the middle school have art twice a week during one trimester, but not the other two trimesters.
If it has been cut, get together with other parents and complain.
This is a sad sign of the times that some districts have cut back on art, music and library.
2006-11-13 04:10:46 · answer #2 · answered by bookmom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Due to budget cuts, many schools are cutting out the arts curriculum. At my son's school, they have a rotating schedule. Now that he's in second grade, they have PE three times a week, music once a week, and art once a week. However, all three teachers for these classes work together, and they have overlap. For example, they do music related things in PE class, art related things in music class, etc. It's a shame that it has to be this way, but they had to cut the budget somewhere, and unfortunately arts seem to get cut first. The middle schools and high schools around here have much more involved art and music programs, but I believe that they are electives that are taken after normal school hours.
2006-11-13 05:12:32 · answer #3 · answered by DALOmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 8 year old has art once a week but attends an after school art program once a week as well. When I was a kid I had art only once or twice a week as well.
The good thing is she has gym 2 times a week and music 2 times a week.
2006-11-13 04:10:39 · answer #4 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 5 and the elementary school she attends has a great art program.
2006-11-13 05:56:46 · answer #5 · answered by jencas78 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have kids in two different schools.
My KG girl doesn't have art class since she is only in 1/2 day KG. Next year in first grade she'll start rotating "specials" daily. They have art one day, music the next and gym the next. So, with three things in rotation it means that each week they will have two special classes twice and one of them only once. (art/music/gym/art/music - for example)
My son is in second grade in a different school and they use the same system of rotating specials.
2006-11-13 04:11:05 · answer #6 · answered by momma2mingbu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I (1980) was in Elemantary they were always pulling the art program. One year they would have it and the next they would not. Many schools cannot afford the program due to budgetary cuts. That's how it is in Michigan. I would contact the school board of your child's district and ask.
2006-11-13 04:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by Deana S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has art and music once a week.
2006-11-13 04:33:43 · answer #8 · answered by DEBBY'S BABY 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is in Catholic School and they only have Art on Fridays. I too remember having art everyday. Maybe things have changed.
But he does have religion every single day and they even have a teacher to teach them Spanish on certain days, he's only in 1st grade!!!!!
2006-11-13 04:07:13 · answer #9 · answered by Ms.BusyBody 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they did, but because of funds they decided to cut the entire program, which i think is terrible
2006-11-13 04:12:04 · answer #10 · answered by Jaym 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋