New Jersey is an area that is very close to two main metropolises: New York and Philadelphia. Jones talks about having creative workers coming in to the area. In many parts of New Jersey this isn't a very hard thing to find. The hard part is making the work fit what the creative worker is looking for. My question is what might we do in the community and in the school to create a positive atmosphere for creative workers and creative education?
posted by Cait @ 10:09 AM
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This may seem basic, but I think aside from just trying to make the arts interesting to students, and have them ultimately go out into the world and become artist, teachers of the arts may need to take the time to also educate the parents. I say this from personal experience. I think there may be many parents in the world who were just like mine and spent their time talking their children into going into a field where they will make money. Maybe a place to begin creating a positive atmosphere for creative workers and a creative education is by educating the parents of potential creative workers of the benefits that exist when going into the arts.
I think we should also note that we don't only need to focus on "creating" people who will follow through in a career in the arts, but also people who enjoy, respect, and admire the arts. The people that will be supporting the arts in a community are also "creative workers" such that they add to the need for artistic outlets in the community. They allow the arts to survive in a given area but filling the essential audience.
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