The Teaching of Art Related to the Home: Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economicsFallgatter, Florence
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The Teaching of Art Related to the Home: Suggestions for content and method in related art instruction in the vocational program in home economics
Fallgatter, Florence
Art -- Study and teaching; Home economics -- Study and teaching
2. Select articles and make arrangements in which the various
proportions are pleasing.
3. Select and use articles and materials which are pleasing
because there is interesting repetition of line, shape,
or color.
4. Select and use articles and materials in which there is
desirable rhythmic movement.
5. Select and make arrangements in which there is desirable
emphasis.
6. Arrange articles in a given space so they are in harmony
with the space and with each other.
7. Select colors suited to definite use and combine them
harmoniously.
IV. Appreciation of good design and color wherever found.
These specific objectives probably cover those phases of art for
which the average homemaker has the greatest need. In the limited
amount of time that is available for the related art units in most
vocational programs, the choice of what to teach must be confined to
the most fundamental facts and principles of art only. The problems
through which these are to be developed may be drawn for the most
part from actual situations within the girls' own experiences. It
should be remembered that the ulterior motive in all art training in
the homemaking program is to give to girls that which will make it
possible for them to achieve and to enjoy more beauty in their everyday
lives. In the average class few, if any, girls will have that type of
"creative ability" possessed by great artists, but all of the group may
be expected to attain considerable ability in selecting, grouping, and
arranging the articles and materials of a normal home and for personal
use. This may rightfully be termed creative ability. For example, the
girl who works out a successful color scheme through wise selections
and uses of color in her room or in a costume is indeed a creator of
beauty.
ESSENTIAL ART CONTENT
A very careful selection of content for the course or unit in related
art must be made. The vast amount of material in art from which to
choose makes the problem the more difficult. An attempt to teach with
any degree of success all of the content in art books and to give
pupils an understanding of all of the art terms would be futile and
would result in confusion. In the time available for art in the day
vocational schools, as well as in the part-time and adult classes, the
teacher is limited in her choice of content and must be guided by the
objectives for the course that represent the girls' needs in their
everyday problems of selection and arrangement.
Teachers are often baffled by the seeming multiplicity of terms. The
Federated Council on Art Education has recently issued the report
of its committee on terminology. The pertinent section dealing with
indefinite nomenclature is here quoted:[8]
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