1.
* Problem: not enough variety of art classes
- The students who do not like art area still are not interested in taking art classes.
- Many students want to take more fun art classes, but most schools do not update the old classes.
* Solution
- Art teachers should research the interests of students in art area.
- After collecting their opinions, the teachers adjust, change, or update some art classes with students’ interests.
* Effects
More students participate art classes, so they also enjoy and be fun the school life.
* Criteria
- The numbers of teachers who have an ability of researching or adjusting their classes are not enough.
- Some schools are not interested in changing the quality of art classes because of money.
2.
* Problem: There are not enough qualified art teachers.
- Some teachers do not try to make their classes be better or pay attention to students.
- The students who are seriously consider the subjects as their future career want to educate more professional way.
* Solution
- Hire teachers who can advise or help students who are interested in the art area.
- Evaluate art teachers after finishing semesters.
- Educate teachers to be more professional in their teaching.
*Effects
- Teachers can be more active and improve the quality of their classes through evaluation.
- If new art teachers come to school, they can change the programs in which students can be satisfied with those new ones.
- Hiring new art teachers can reduce the rate of unemployment within overflowing graduate art students.
* Criteria
- To hire or change teachers, schools have money problems.
- Who can educate the teachers, then?
3.
* Problem: Many schools do not recognize the importance of the art education with some issues: some budget problems, or the busy of test like SAT.
- If schools have money problems, they reduce the budget in art education.
- In Korea, most high schools even do not have art classes to study other classes such as math, English, or science.
* Solution
- The art teachers should stress and announce the importance of art education, especially in high school.
- Make policy in education; Some art classes should be a mandatory class.
*Effects
- Students can keep and develop their creative thinking.
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