Viewpoint: Of Woodchucks and Art Teachers.

Hoffa, Harlan

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Publication Date: 1978-Oct

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Viewpoint: Of Woodchucks and Art Teachers.

Hoffa, Harlan

School Arts, v78 n2 p18-20 Oct 1978

To justify expenditures for art programs, art teachers should stop using platitudes about the by-products of art education, such as fun and self-expression. They should present art as a serious intellectual discipline which has content of value for students. (SJL)

Descriptors: Accountability, Art Education, Art Teachers, Credibility, Editorials, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Disciplines, Relevance (Education), Retrenchment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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