The topic I was going to blog on today got me thinking so much I don’t think I can coalesce my thoughts and attend to the obligations I have this evening.

I did want to mention, if you haven’t noticed that next week Artsjournal.com is hosting a debate on arts education. Being a once and hopefully future educator, I believe in preparing for discussions. In addition to pondering the issues which face the arts in relation to education while indolently laying about after Thanksgiving dinner (or industriously scrubbing the dishes.) You may also want to prepare by reading arts education blogs like Richard Kessler’s. He will be participating in the debate next week.

I also suggest my Inside the Arts neighbor Ron Spigelman’s Audience Connection’s class podcasts. Education of artists is part of arts education and the podcasts are a primary source for the questions students are being asked and are asking. Don’t be put off by the number of podcasts listed. Each one is only about 4-5 minutes long. In fact, it it is better to experience them in the context of the original entries which are here.

I always find these conversations Artsjournal hosts to be engaging and thought provoking. Between the number of people generating entries and those commenting, there is a lot going on daily. Make some time to read every day otherwise you may be overwhelmed by the amount you need to catch up on and only skim. Arts education is a subject that deserves more than skimming.