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    • About Art Education
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    • Essays on Art and Society
    • Book: Drawing to Learn DRAWING
    • Videos: Learning To Throw
    • Art Lesson Plans
      • Art Lessons
      • Drawing Lessons
      • Clay Lessons
    • Practical Suggestions
    • Press (Educator)
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    • Past Master: Marvin Bartel, 1937—2024
    • Artist & Innovator
    • Later Work, 1990 — 2022
    • Earlier Work, 1962 — 1989
    • Exhibitions
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  • Teacher, Artist, Innovator
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  • Marvin Bartel, 1937—2024
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  • Educator
    • About Art Education
    • Essays on Creativity and Art Education
    • Essays on Art and Society
    • Book: Drawing to Learn DRAWING
    • Videos: Learning To Throw
    • Art Lesson Plans
      • Art Lessons
      • Drawing Lessons
      • Clay Lessons
    • Practical Suggestions
    • Press (Educator)
  • Artist
    • Past Master: Marvin Bartel, 1937—2024
    • Artist & Innovator
    • Later Work, 1990 — 2022
    • Earlier Work, 1962 — 1989
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Essays on Creativity and Art Education

Could our teaching methods be weakening our students’ minds?
Based on tallies done by my college students while visiting art classes, we find that it is common for art teachers to offer suggestions when students ask for assistance on their artwork. How bad could this be? (this article is continued on the How to Produce Better Minds page)

Grading Art

 

Why Learn To Draw

 

What is Art at Age 10

 

Ethical Aesthetic – Questions for the Designer

 

Art Contests & Student Artwork Smart Awards

 

Creatively Teaching Multicultural Art

 

Designing and Installing an Exhibition of Student Artwork

 

Essays by Marvin Bartel

Emeritus Professor of Art, Goshen College

Goshen College Ceramics

 

Creativity Killers

 

Questions in Learning Art

 

How To Produce Better Minds, page 1

 

How To Produce Better Minds, page 2

 

Empathic Critique as Discovery Session

 

Reverse Engineering Creative Strategies

Sources for Ideas in Art

 

Why I Do Not Draw on a Child’s Artwork

 

Why I Do Not Draw on a Child’s Artwork, Part 2

 

Teaching Composition and Design

 

Composition and Design – Elements and Principles

 

Learning to Learn – Creatively

 

Hands-On Learning vs Demos (2011 update)

 

Teaching Creativity (how to)

 

Nurturing Divergent Thinking

 

Percy Principles of Art and Composition

 

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