Should art teachers be good at art?

To say one must be an artist in order to teach art implies that acquiring artistic skills equates to understanding teaching methodologies when, in fact, the two are mutually exclusive. The truth is, just because one is an artist doesn’t necessarily mean one is a very good teacher.

Can you be an art teacher if you cant draw?

It’s perfectly fine. Despite publishing hundreds of lesson plans that explain the process of teaching art to kids, it really does come down to you. It really doesn’t matter if you can draw or paint well, but if you can explain how to do a lesson, the kids will get it.

What are the pros and cons of being an art teacher?

Being an art teacher: What are the pros and cons?

• It’s not the same as teaching other subjects.
• You get to play with art supplies all day long.
• You can continue your own work.
• Differentiation can be tricky.
• Behavior management can be challenging.
• There are lots of marking and work outside of school hours.

Do art teachers give us a bad name?

There are incredible art teachers all over the country, working every day to improve their craft. These teachers care about their students, their subject, and their profession. And then there are the rest of them. They are ineffective, disinterested, and to put it bluntly, terrible art teachers, and they give the rest of us a bad name.

What makes an art teacher successful?

3. They are passionate about the profession. Over the past twenty-five years, I have noticed something else pretty exciting; the greatest and most successful art teachers are passionate about art education. They are the ones attending state and national conferences, AOE conferences, and sharing their students’ successes via social media.

What happened to LA County’s art teachers?

In Los Angeles County alone, one-third of the arts teachers were let go between 2008 and 2012; for half of the county’s K-5 students, art instruction disappeared altogether (EdSource Staff, 2014). As of 2015, only 26.2\% of African-American students had access to art classes (Metla, 2015).

Why are arts programs disappearing in schools?

In the meantime, No Child Left Behind and the Common Core State Standards pushed educators to prioritize science and math over other subjects. Arts programs were the first victims. And, predictably, lower income and minority students were the most likely to lose their art programs.