Comments on: Multitasking: You can’t pay full attention to both sights and sounds http://learningtosee.net/2008/03/03/multitasking-you-cant-pay-full-attention-to-both-sights-and-sounds/ Art Education. Straight Up. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:53:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: JWP http://learningtosee.net/2008/03/03/multitasking-you-cant-pay-full-attention-to-both-sights-and-sounds/#comment-92 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:57:10 +0000 http://artisticvision.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-92 I have a sense of what you mean regarding comments about “freedom” and “true artistic expression.” In the conferences I’ve attended the attitude usually manifests itself as an “art should be fun” mentality. When I have challenged that attitude with a simple question about that person’s own learning experiences in other subjects, I usually get annoyed looks as if I’m offending them with simple logic.

As far as I’m concerned their attitudes undermine art education at all age levels. After all, how many things have any of us learned that didn’t require some hard work and diligence. Even things that come “naturally” require some hard work to get to the next level. I think when you focus so much on “fun” and “freedom” and “true artistic expression” you end up devaluing hard work and what is ACTUALLY required to do anything in life that is worthwhile.

Thanks for your comment, and please let me know how your research project goes!

]]> By: M Miller http://learningtosee.net/2008/03/03/multitasking-you-cant-pay-full-attention-to-both-sights-and-sounds/#comment-90 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:08:39 +0000 http://artisticvision.wordpress.com/?p=70#comment-90 I am in the process of doing an educational research project to learn about the impact of “chatting” on student productivity in art class. I tend to think that non-art-related chatter cuts down on productivity, but your comment is one of the first I’ve seen that agrees. Usually comments focus on “freedom” that is necessary for “true artistic expression”.

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