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    This document is a philosophy statement for dance education in elementary school written by Jammie Garcia. It argues that the arts, including dance, are important parts of a well-rounded elementary education that should be incorporated into the regular school day. Dance and other arts help teach other subjects, allow creative expression, and develop students' motor skills. While integrating the arts takes effort, an innovative teacher can blend subjects like math and dance to teach multiple topics at once.

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    This document is a philosophy statement for dance education in elementary school written by Jammie Garcia. It argues that the arts, including dance, are important parts of a well-rounded elementary education that should be incorporated into the regular school day. Dance and other arts help teach other subjects, allow creative expression, and develop students' motor skills. While integrating the arts takes effort, an innovative teacher can blend subjects like math and dance to teach multiple topics at once.

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    This document is a philosophy statement for dance education in elementary school written by Jammie Garcia. It argues that the arts, including dance, are important parts of a well-rounded elementary education that should be incorporated into the regular school day. Dance and other arts help teach other subjects, allow creative expression, and develop students' motor skills. While integrating the arts takes effort, an innovative teacher can blend subjects like math and dance to teach multiple topics at once.

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    JammieGarcia

    KIN447
    Fall2016

    PhilosophyStatementforDanceEducationintheElementarySchool
    TheeducationachildreceivesfromkinderthroughfifthgradeuntheUnitedStatesis
    veryimportantbecauseitisthefoundationthatthechildwillreceivetosucceedinfuture
    schooling.Itisveryimportantthatduringachildsearlyeducation,theyareexposedtoasmany
    differentsubjectsaspossible.Currently,Ibelievethatthereismuchmorefocusonstudenttest
    scoresanddifferentperformanceteststhansubjectslikevisualandperformingarts.Theyarenot
    emphasizedasmuchaslanguageartsandmathematics.Inmyopinion,allsubjectsareequallyas
    importantandshouldbetaughtduringtheregularschoolday.
    Artsineducationshouldbeincludedineverydaylessonsbecausehavingthemexposedto
    theartsreinforcesothersubjects.Dance,music,theater,andvisualartsprogramsareallcritical
    forachildseducation.Thesesubjectsallowstudentstoexpressthemselvesinwaystheymight
    notbeabletoinothersubjectssuchasreadingandwriting.Iamcertainthatsomeoftheissues
    withimplementingartsintotheeverydaycurriculumissomewhatofachallengeduetonot
    havingenoughtimeduringtheday,butIbelieveaversatileteacherwouldbeabletoblendor
    incorporatelessonstogethersuchasmathematicsanddancetoteachalesson.Itsallabout
    findinginnovativewaystoteachstudentsmorethanonesubjectatatime.
    Rhythmanddanceactivitiescontributemanybenefitstoastudentseducation.Theyhelp
    developgrossmotorskills,andalsoallowstudentstobecreativeintheirownway.Rhythmand
    dancegivesstudentsanoutlettoexpressthemselvesandnotfeelliketheyarebeingjudged.

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