An arts education, even from an early age, has been documented to enhance a child’s full set of cognitive abilities. Not only does it assist with the building blocks of childhood development like fine motor skills and language development opportunities, it has been shown to augment decision-making skills, inventiveness and cultural awareness for the better. Charter school like Eagle Arts Academy are already taking these attributes into consideration with their ARTADEMIX program. With so much more visual media available, a child’s visual-spatial skills are already being challenged much more than before. Informational picture cue from digital media, books and television have all contributed to teaching young children a vast amount of graphic symbols while they navigate general human functions.
Analyzing Both the World and Themselves
In addition to cognitive development, art, and art analysis teaches children what about their environment is directly influenced by the human mind and the mass media. Children have the opportunity to learn what they like and don’t like despite gendered packaging, and how it is OK to demand toys that properly represent them in both appearance and culture. Giving children the resources to question the things in their immediate vicinity and to take positive criticism is shown to strength problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills that transcend to other genres in life. With these skills comes a greater likelihood in better academic performance, making art doubly important as it can also have benefits thanks to its simple creative intentions.
