Monday, December 10, 2007

Inquiry Project-Again

The final week of school is at hand, and the inquiry project is where my focus seems to be lying right now. I’m not complaining -- I am actually enjoying reading the research and writing the paper. Originally I was going to research about how to use diversity in a classroom can be utilized, however I was not finding good sources. I therefore changed my topic to “How do the arts affect academic achievement?” I was involved in the arts when I was younger. I played a few instruments, did a few plays and musicals, and was involved in several choirs.

For me, the arts greatly affected my achievement in school in various ways. I will explain this further in my paper, but I am also interested in researching the statistics behind success of students involved in the arts. I have found many articles pertaining to the fact that the arts do indeed have an impact on academic achieve. One article even claims that the arts can help create creativity. Of course I will have to look at the negative sides as well and the contradictions, but I am really excited to finish this paper and discover how the arts have affected other people as well.

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