So You're an Artist... Are You Good at It?

Transitions, Design Based Thinking & Making Better Decisions

When classes of 4th-graders were asked “Who here is an artist?”, almost all of the students raised their hands. Their mediums: messy dollar store painting palettes, colored pencils desperately in need of sharpening, and broken crayons.

When 8th-grade classes were asked the same question, less than a quarter of the students raised their hands.

Rediscove…