Rethinking Curriculum in Art Reflection of chapters 1-2

Chapter one of Rethinking Curriculum in Art is a very short chapter. Chapter one discusses why you should read this book. After telling the reader many reasons to read this book from learning the national standards for art education to learning new ideas for assessment the chapter goes on to say who should read this book. The main audience for this book is teachers or soon-to-be-teachers. Chapter one ends with a brief explanation of how this book is organized. Chapter two is more in depth with actually teaching. Chapter two starts off with the history of art. Chapter two discusses the shifting of art in the classroom. The shift of approaches to art began the start of the art form. In chapter two we also learn about the states standards for art and how to grade it. The chapter closes with how to teach students art and how to make the connection of every day life to art class.