Architecture is one of the most effective and available tools we have to teach across the disciplines and at every grade and capability level. Buildings have much to tell us about lifestyle, culture, religion, construction methods, ethnic origins, economy, technology, needs and concerns.
Buildings are very accessible historic artifacts that directly link the past and the present.
By using local cultural and historic resources as topics for teaching the required curriculum, students will have a better understanding of their communities and themselves. Classrooms already use a number of historic buildings and sites to discuss concepts in history and art. Little focus has been directed to the sites and buildings that surround Arkansas students on a daily basis. Every community possesses landmark structures and sites, but they are often neglected as subjects and sources for educational instruction. This lack of information causes students to show little interest in their cultural heritage.