First of all, due to the influence of long-term exam-oriented education and the differences in understanding of art education between local education administrative departments and school leaders, art classes have almost become the mobile positions of other so-called "main courses", and art teachers have correspondingly become the "marginalized" crowd in the education zone. In order to pursue the enrollment rate and crowd out art classes, some middle school art education is nominal, that is, some schools offer art classes. Due to the lack of necessary examination and assessment system, there are problems that teachers teach well and students learn poorly, and few people ask about the quality of education, thus making art classes a mere formality.

Secondly, rural art education is in an awkward position in the whole middle school education, because the education consciousness is backward and the education managers lack understanding, and they are often graduates from the 1980s. The neglect of aesthetic education in that period will eventually be reflected in the current educational process. In many people's minds, art is painting and a technology, but they don't realize the importance of art education. Students should develop morally, intellectually, physically, aesthetically and laboriously, among which aesthetic education is the requirement. However, most leaders ignore the requirements of "beauty" and even don't know the meaning of "beauty", and only emphasize the education of "wisdom". Therefore, it is difficult to get support in formulating policies and measures, investing in teaching funds, teaching facilities and teacher construction, which leads to difficulties in art education.

Third, parents' quick success and instant benefit is also an important factor affecting art education in rural middle schools. Due to the influence of education and selection system, rural parents are forced to change the status quo, prevent the next generation from living the same farming life repeatedly, and are eager to hope that their children can change the status quo by being admitted to the university and realize their desire to get rid of poverty and become rich. Therefore, parents do not attach importance to the subject of fine arts, and students give up studying this subject because of various pressures.

Second, the role of art education in the personal growth of middle school students

First of all, the teaching process of art subject itself makes students feel art and benefit endlessly. Dr. Cole said: "Young people's emotional interests and desire for self-expression need to be vented. Because they often need to adjust themselves to adapt to society, they will inevitably bear considerable pressure. " The art discipline is characterized by its easy contact and participation. There are no specific restrictions on tools, and even no specific rules need to be followed. As a channel of emotional expression, middle school art practice provides a channel for students to vent their feelings, reduces the pressure in study and life, opens a new window for students to know the world, and enables the educated groups in this special period to study and live more happily.

Secondly, art teaching stimulates students' innovative ability. The teaching content of art in middle schools is mostly art practice courses. In the process of artistic practice, students create various works of art through various media in their hands. During these practices, students have developed their way of thinking, improved their innovative spirit and created new scenery for their study and life.

Third, the important position of art in today's society determines its important position in art education in middle schools. In today's society, the development of art has become an important symbol to measure the degree of social development. Today, when material life is basically satisfied, people begin to pursue more spiritual experiences. As an art, art plays an important role in today's society. As a technical subject, art has a wide range of applications in today's society. This nature also determines the important position of middle school art education in art education.

Third, based on the current situation, comprehensively promote and give play to the disciplinary advantages of rural art education and cultivate qualified talents.

(1) Change ideas, reflect on sublation, and make art teaching move from closed to open.

Over the years, art education in rural primary schools has been imprisoned by traditional ideas, coupled with backward awareness of education management, insufficient teachers and backward teaching facilities, which makes the old traditional teaching mode coexist with the teaching mode under the new curriculum, greatly affecting the implementation of the new curriculum reform. Art education in middle schools is an important part of implementing quality education and plays an important role in cultivating students' comprehensive quality and innovative ability. Of course, the traditional art teaching mode also has its reasonable content and successful experience, but it lacks openness and pays too much attention to mechanized imitation; We should absorb the essence of traditional teaching and eliminate the dross that is contrary to the new curriculum reform concept. We realize that the humanities and art classroom is duty-bound to open the door of life for students, so that students' art study can move from closed to open, graft life into painting, integrate painting into life and interpret textbooks with life. Therefore, art teachers should strive to get out of the classroom, let students broaden their horizons and experience life, guide students to complete the learning process of integrating resources together, and let students experience the interest of art, the charm that art brings to life and the joy of learning success in an open situation.

(2) Strengthen teachers, improve conditions and release the vitality of art teachers.

Rural primary and secondary school teachers are relatively weak, and most of them are part-time. Therefore, schools should strengthen the construction of art teachers and do a good job in teacher training. In training, we can give full play to the leading role of teachers with strong professional ability and improve teachers' artistic accomplishment through various channels such as "going out and coming in". In addition, teachers should be encouraged to constantly sum up experience, tap local culture, make local teaching materials, mobilize all positive factors, study the problems faced by art education with a scientific attitude and enterprising spirit, and comprehensively carry out local teaching with different characteristics.

In rural areas, it is impossible for students to complete all art supplies, but some students can be "rich" first. Some parents of students attach great importance to the cultivation of their children, and investment in education is of great significance. Grasping parents' psychology, we can do ideological work with parents, buy some art school supplies for children, and promote the progress of other students in the class. Of course, the teaching content can't be comprehensive, so some adjustments should be made according to local conditions to give full play to the advantages of rural resources.

In a word, changing the present situation of rural art education needs the efforts of many people. Educational administrators need the support of the government and parents and the understanding of students to raise their awareness. Only in this way can we realize the "evaluation system for promoting students' all-round development" formulated by the "new curriculum", and only in this way can rural art education have a broader road.