Adolescents explore, organize, understand, and evaluate their abilities in art.
As they observe and discuss visual environments, they extend and deepen the basis of their knowledge of art. They learn to value curiosity and to appreciate flexibility in their thinking and decision-making. Relate art to social, environmental, and political issues. Art as a means of self-expression is of primary importance in middle school. Students grow more independent in the process of producing artworks that are meaningful to them.