Chapter seven is about art and integrated curriculum. Kathy Lake is famous for making the statement that we should teach art along side another subject. This was a debate and people questioned "why should art curriculum and instruction engage with integrated curriculum?"Clearly, we all know how this debate ended, we now teach social studies and other subjects along with art. Many art lessons would be difficult to teach without giving a background lesson in another subject. For example, the Holocaust Memorial project from chapter four. Teaching a subject with art is typically more powerful than just simply lecturing at students or worksheets. Art is a hands-on activity that allows more students to fully engage in the lessons. Art gives kids understanding of metaphoric expressions that would most likely be overlooked if it wasn't for the arts. Chapter seven teaches the importance of integrated art classes.
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