Study unit 5

This year is going by the speed of light! Like how it is 2 days till November!!! Mindboggling !!!

Learning about different models of assessments and how to plan an effective lesson plan for creative arts. Study unit 5 has taught me how to think about a music lesson's flow and assessment and how we must add it and interpreted it in our classrooms. This was a fantastic unit to end our module with as this unit took everything, we learnt this past 4 study units and binned it all together. This taught us on how to add assessments to our creative arts and how to combine all the units into one lesson plan or assessment.

Assessments may be neglected as some head of departments will think it is not as important as math or language. They may see it as a waste of time as they have more important subjects and things to spend time on. I think this is the wrong approach as Performing Arts and music needs to be assess as learners will grow more out of their mistakes. They may even focus more during the assessments activities as they want to receive good marks for those who focusses on their academic. Learners will focus more and not just play around in class. Their creativity will expand, and personality will grow.

Some learners that are not academically strong will be able to exceed in this assessment and feel like they can accomplish something and is good in something. The reason why it may also be neglected is that some schools are not privileged to have resources for a creative arts program or an extra teacher to teach creative arts. This my cause it to be neglected as teachers don’t want to spend extra time on an extra lesson plan or use academic time for creative arts and music.

If I had the opportunity to advocate or change the system, I would have a discussion with the head of department and state facts of why performing arts and music is essential of foundation phase learners. Knowing and stating all the facts can help my situation to ask to form a department for music and arts to learn the learners about it. I would start with a plan to use performance art and music in full swing not only just in creative arts class but also in the teacher’s classroom. This would be helpful as we must learn our teacher how to teach creative arts and be time worthy for everybody.

Stay strong guys as we only have 3 weeks of this semester left!!

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