I had a hard time thinking of what to post for this article. I never considered a chair to be anything more than a chair. I had never herd the term Asethetics before this article. Needless to say I was slightly confused. After reading the article, I do feel that I have a bit more understanding but I am still not sure what the purpose would be in the classroom. Is the important part to consider things as more than face value? Is it important for students to actually know the term asethetics and be able to break it down and explain it? Just making them aware of it and introducing them to the idea that there are outside influences on their decisions? I guess after writing this I have realized I still am pretty confused about the article.
One thing I did like about the article was the concrete examples they gave. Relating it in terms of cars and chairs and bringing in style and fashion really helped me in attempt to make sense of the information in my head. Otherwise, I am not sure I would have understood any part of the article.
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Jillian...Aesthetics is broadly defined as "critical reflection on art, culture and nature." In an art classroom a discussion on Aesthetics might include if a particular creation is "art." Why is is art? Who says so? Some people look at it as judging what is "good taste." I don't think teachers have to use the word aesthetics in order to teach it. An interesting experience for young kids might be an investigation into "why do we like what we like?" Why do we like particular clothes, shoes, sneakers...what do we hang on the walls of our room...etc. What things are in our house that are functional AND nice to look at? Keeping it "real" with kids is key when discussing aesthetics.
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