Why Teach Humanities

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Why Teach Humanities?

• Created by
• Laura Dedic
• Madison Central High School

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Why Teach Humanities?

• Humanities is
• the study of the history of the visual and
  performing arts.

• The Arts include
• Music
• Dance
• Drama
• Visual Arts

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts relate to
• EVERY
• class and subject taught at
• Madison Central.
• You dont believe me?
• Lets see.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts are a science.
• Music is the study of acoustics and frequency.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts are mathematical.
• Architecture uses applied geometry.
• Measures of music are related to fractions.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts teach foreign language.
• Most of the terms used in the arts come from
  German, French and Latin languages.

• Examples
• Opus (Latin)
• A work of art
• Ballet (French)
• To dance
• Chiaroscuro (Italian)
• Dramatic use of light and dark in a painting

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts reflect history.
• It reflects the environment, feelings, and times
  of the creation.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts are physical education.
• Most of the arts require hand eye coordination
  and control of the body.
• Dance is a very strenuous activity.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• The arts develop insight into and demand
  research.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• 7. The arts allow individuals to be creative.

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Why Teach Humanities?

• Students who are involved in the arts
• typically have higher SAT test scores.
• read and write better.
• are more involved in school activities.
• are less likely to drop out of school.
• Sources The College Board, www.goshen.org