Post Modern Themes and Middle School Curriculum

I found that I was more interested in the articles concerning Post Modern Principles than I was in the ideas brought forth in the Middle School Curriculum article. However I do understand the importance of the concerns that were addressed in the M.S.C. article. From these ideas I thought the most influential was making the curriculum more focused on what students are interested in personally in an effort to get them to understand how those interests can branch out into a more active interest in similar themed social issues. This idea of curriculum can most certainly extend beyond that of the middle school environment and be used as a basis in other grade levels. Using this aspect of a personally planned curriculum pairs nicely to the themes that were presented in the Post Modern Principles article. Working from the basic concept of the elements and principles of design that were implemented so long ago it makes sense that in such a visually stimulated society we can address more complex themes to create an understanding of visual culture. I think it might also be interesting to think of ways that the elements and principles of design that included; line, space, color, texture, and value, can be examined in a more interesting way by associating these ideas with more complex concepts. The following video expands on this idea and gives visual examples of how this could work to modify the elements and principles of design.

 

Art Education after Art Education: A Postmodern Look at Elements of Design