Bailey Fiber Art Studio: Promote empathy thru art ed

About Me

Bailey Earith is a professional fiber artist. She creates fabric art that has textural elements. These elements often include beads, hand-painted fabric, yarns, and found objects.

As an Artist-in-Residence, Bailey teaches children how to create art. She specializes in teaching children and adults with disabilities. Bailey believes in helping everyone reach his or her creative potential regardless of age or skill level.

Bailey has exhibited across the country and has work in countries around the world. Bailey teaches often throughout the year and has been published extensively in magazines and books for both her studio and artist-in-residence work.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Promote empathy thru art ed

...The approach is integrated with art, drama and music so that, "children develop emotional literacy and the ability to find the humanity in themselves and one another". The social climate of classrooms change when students develop a sense of how others feel, both fellow students and teachers who have feelings too. Aggression is reduced by empathy. "Children change from the inside out, developing intrinsic motivation and intrinsic pride instead of reward-driven superficial, fleeting satisfaction". ...Various special interest groups also recognise the importance of teaching empathy-those concerned with (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), autism, English Language Learners (ELL).

I have exerpted this article here. See link for full article. http://www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=2&aid=15&dir=2008/September/Monday15

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