Twigg And Garvis Summary

In the article, Twigg and Garvis (2010) discuss Voice 1 and looks at how early childhood educators are often lacking art education. This resonated with me not only because I don’t have any formal art education beyond primary school but also because it was a similar to what was presented in Peterson and French (2008) article regarding science in early childhood education. I found this interesting because it has caused me to question my own image of childhood educators. I have always thought of early childhood educators as experts on child development and that they understandwho know how early learning happens. Furthermore, as an early childhood educator through my education and experience, I feel that I know how to ‘set the stage’ for learning. …show more content…
I didn’t know how to, so we looked up videos on Google. Unfortunately, none of the videos were child friendly, which left me (someone who knows nothing about art and art terminology) to understand the video and then explain it to the student. Now having read both Twigg and Garvis (2010) and Peterson and French (2008) articles I wonder if I had even had just general art knowledge I would I have been able to better answer the students question or I would I have known about better resources for answering the question. Furthermore, I found myself questioning my personal approach to art education but agreeing with the idea that “teachers must acknowledge emotional investment and meaning of art work” (Twigg & Garvis, 2010, p. 199). Twigg and Garvis (2010) highlight several approaches to art education but I believe that one thread that ties them all together is recognizing the personal significance of art. Art can be used for self-expression, a form of therapy and a way to discover the word around you. Therefore, I found myself agreeing with the fact that educators must acknowledge this and mustch use that knowledge to create an environment of trust and