Bb Readings (Doty)

Pat Tregoning
MUS 23241
2-17-11

[Doty, Amy, November, 2004, Using the Ohio standards: Easier then you may think, TRIAD, pp.45-46]

     This short article talked about the (at that time) recent release of the Ohio Academic Content Standards for K-12 Fine Arts. The article provides respective links to where the reader can print and/or download their own copy. Amy Doty also brings up how the "disciplines are unified through five common standards that express what students should know and be able to do in the arts as a result of comprehensive K-12 curriculum." The five are: Historical, cultural and social contexts. Creative expression and communication, analyzing and responding, valuing the arts/aesthetic reflection and finally Connections, relationships and applications. The author also goes into detail about each standard in this article.
     I personally again as previously posted, have no prior experience with the standards, other then what I have seen occur with my mother when I have seen her flipping through pages and that she would constantly refer back to the standards both on the national and state level when she is working with her course of study for the arts in her school district that she works in.
     I believe that there isn't really a necessary side to choose with this article (agree, disagree etc.) because I see this article as more of a helpful handout for both beginning teachers who don't know much about the standards as well as students who are pursuing the goal of becoming a music educator (Hey, that's me!) that the students can use this to help them better understand how the State of Ohio Fine Arts academic content standards actually work.