1 Creating Arts Students know and apply the arts disciplines, techniques, and processes to communicate in original or interpretative work. 2 Art in Context Students demonstrate how the ads reveal universal concepts and themes.
Students reflect upon and assess the characteristics and merits of their work and work of others.
These Standards require schools to pro-vide sequential study in the arts beginning at kindergarten. EacH year builds on the previous year of learning. Arizona's greatest challenge is the tremendous unevenness in the quality of arts education programs across the state. Some districts have exem-plary programs that may exceed the Standards while other small schools are unable to ofter any arts instruction. It is possible to redress these differences with priority realignment, teacher training, and partner-ships.