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BuonRotto
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2006-03-12, 22:56

Yeah, what DMB is saying applies to all subjects, but we seem to assume that for anything that isn't core curriculum (and even then really) it can't be taught and/or it can't be learned. It's simplistic, but it's the ol' nature vs. nurture dichotomy, when in fact it's always a bit of both. I'm always being told -- people swear to me that they can't draw but almost everyone has some means to draw and the aptitude to draw at some level of usefulness. Teaching people to draw observationally is eminently academic, teachable and learnable. drawing diagrams of information is also perfectly legit as a skill for anyone. That won't make you Picasso, but art doesn't have to be Art.
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