What I thought before
Appreciation for art and culture is related to the economic status. When the majority of the population still struggle for surviving or getting a decent life, the government and the private sector of that society would naturally put priority on economic development, no matter what its statement would claim. After the majority of the population has some extra money and time, the idea of enjoying art and culture emerges and the related industry would prosper.
In developed countries like United States, art education has a relatively long history and the practice is fairly mature now. In china, it’s a different story. China, although ranks among the top economies in the world now, is still a developing country. The education …show more content…
As the society gets richer, people pay more attention to the comprehensive development of the children, including body, mind and soul. But there is still a lot of work we can do to help the older ones who have limited experience in art and culture, people like myself.
My peers, who were born in the 1970s and 1980s, grew up without much cultural or art exposure. Although most of us took some related classes like music or drawing in elementary schools, we didn’t have a lot of chances to expose ourselves to art. This was partly due to the lack of good content and means for art and culture education, and partly due to less emphases on the importance of art and culture. I think the latter played a bigger role.
Back then, we were encouraged to take the practical, or useful courses serious, and the importance of liberal arts was played down. As kids, with little judgment of our own, we followed what we were told. Mathematics, physics, biology and etc. are more important, so we put more time and effort into them in the hope that we could get a decent job with these kind of …show more content…
People in their prime years are supposed to work hard, provide for family, contribute to the society and make a difference. Compared to other age groups, there are fewer art and culture education programs designed for working adults, although there are many programs to sharpen their professional skills. Many would say that children are our future, and many would say that elderly people worked all these years and they deserve some qualified entertainments and education after retirement when they finally get some time to their own. So we would find many programs of art and culture targeted at children or the elderly. I am not denying that there are a lot of art and culture education designed for the working adults, but in reality, these programs are limited and many times designed for reasons other than pure appreciation and enjoyment, the ones like “art as a therapy to reduce pressure” or “what to talk about to make you appear
Appreciation for art and culture is related to the economic status. When the majority of the population still struggle for surviving or getting a decent life, the government and the private sector of that society would naturally put priority on economic development, no matter what its statement would claim. After the majority of the population has some extra money and time, the idea of enjoying art and culture emerges and the related industry would prosper.
In developed countries like United States, art education has a relatively long history and the practice is fairly mature now. In china, it’s a different story. China, although ranks among the top economies in the world now, is still a developing country. The education …show more content…
As the society gets richer, people pay more attention to the comprehensive development of the children, including body, mind and soul. But there is still a lot of work we can do to help the older ones who have limited experience in art and culture, people like myself.
My peers, who were born in the 1970s and 1980s, grew up without much cultural or art exposure. Although most of us took some related classes like music or drawing in elementary schools, we didn’t have a lot of chances to expose ourselves to art. This was partly due to the lack of good content and means for art and culture education, and partly due to less emphases on the importance of art and culture. I think the latter played a bigger role.
Back then, we were encouraged to take the practical, or useful courses serious, and the importance of liberal arts was played down. As kids, with little judgment of our own, we followed what we were told. Mathematics, physics, biology and etc. are more important, so we put more time and effort into them in the hope that we could get a decent job with these kind of …show more content…
People in their prime years are supposed to work hard, provide for family, contribute to the society and make a difference. Compared to other age groups, there are fewer art and culture education programs designed for working adults, although there are many programs to sharpen their professional skills. Many would say that children are our future, and many would say that elderly people worked all these years and they deserve some qualified entertainments and education after retirement when they finally get some time to their own. So we would find many programs of art and culture targeted at children or the elderly. I am not denying that there are a lot of art and culture education designed for the working adults, but in reality, these programs are limited and many times designed for reasons other than pure appreciation and enjoyment, the ones like “art as a therapy to reduce pressure” or “what to talk about to make you appear