In recent years, drama education has taken root in many primary and secondary schools in China. Of course, compared with the importance attached by primary and secondary schools in Britain and America, the promotion of drama education in China is still slightly insufficient. So, why do foreign primary and secondary schools attach so much importance to drama education?
Drama contributes to the development of children's personality.
Introspection is an important ability. ? Who am I and how am I different from others? What are my strengths and strengths? Drama education can guide students into their own hearts and find the answers to these questions. The days of adolescence are not always sunny, and emotions and hormones interact, which is easy to produce anxiety and insecurity. After entering senior high school, students need to face many choices in academic and career development, and all kinds of pressures are increasing. In this context, most primary and secondary schools in the United States have introduced drama education. Drama can not only help students develop their personality and self-confidence, but also stimulate creativity, promote the balanced development of the left and right brains, and help students relieve the pressure of their studies.
The teaching content and objectives of drama class vary from grade to grade. The primary school drama class mainly trains students to speak in a clear and loud voice, control their limbs to make various movements, and guide students to express their imagination creatively in the form of games. These exercises will lay a foundation for the establishment of self-confidence, the free use of limbs and the cultivation of communication skills.
After entering junior high school, students begin to contact storytelling, improvisation and script performance, which may be fairy tales or adapted Shakespeare's works. The drama class in junior high school encourages young people to think independently and critically, and cultivates a proactive attitude and the spirit of being brave in trying.
Those who continue to participate in drama activities in high schools are generally real drama lovers. They are as devoted as the athletes of the school team, and spend a lot of spare time and weekends rehearsing plays and musicals. These well-produced plays will be staged in schools and then compete in regional or national drama festivals. The drama class in senior high school will lead students to make text analysis, script creation, drama director and drama production. These activities virtually exercise students' leadership and lay the foundation for the success of college life.
Will participating in drama activities delay children's study?
Will participating in drama activities delay children's study? Many parents have such concerns. In fact, this kind of worry is unnecessary. A study by UCLA found that students who are keen on art courses and activities tend to have better academic performance. The data of College Board, the official SAT examination institution, supports this view. In the SAT test, the total score of students who are keen on art study is nearly 100 higher than that of students who seldom participate in art study.
Of course, improving academic performance is only one of the benefits of drama. Drama can not only cultivate self-confidence and exercise public speaking ability, but also help students improve their time management, self-discipline and the ability to learn from others' suggestions. In the process of drama rehearsal, actors will always hear feedback and even criticism from all sides. This kind of experience will make students accustomed to listening to different voices and be taught modestly in the face of criticism instead of rude excuses.
I'm afraid no academic course can cultivate students' ability except drama. From the perspective of career development, drama is of direct help to students who are interested in broadcasting, writing or performing, and it is also a good starting point for students who want to enter the fields of education, psychology, law or politics. Drama trains students to listen carefully and say confidently that these qualities are important points no matter what job they are engaged in in in the future.
Experiential learning can serve multiple purposes.
Is drama education endogenous? Experiential learning? Way, led to the development of American school education pay more attention to experience and activities. ? Experiential learning? It refers to learning from practice and experience, not just reading and reciting book knowledge. Aristotle, the great philosopher, said that we learn by doing what we need to learn to master. ? If a young man wants to learn to communicate, he must practice listening and speaking. If he wants to speak freely in front of people, he must practice acting. The skills learned in drama class are not only useful in drama class, but also in academic classes such as English, science or sociology.
For example, when primary school teachers teach animals, they will not let children stick to books, but take them to the zoo to observe for themselves. If there is no zoo near the school or the budget is not enough, will smart teachers simply turn the classroom into a zoo? Ask the students to dress up as different animals, learn the body structure of animals and imitate their actions. Then students can learn the concept of food chain and Darwin's theory of natural selection by writing and performing short plays. ? Experiential learning? It can not only help students to master the subject concepts more firmly and deeply, but also exercise their leadership and communication skills. It can be said that it can be used for multiple purposes, so it is used in schools all over the United States.
Drama education shapes people's life.
The American Drama Education Association (EdTA) is an ancient and highly respected public welfare organization. Shaping people's lives through drama education? For its mission, it is committed to promoting drama education in the United States and around the world. The work of the American Drama Education Association includes: commending students' achievements in the field of drama and creating a richer drama experience for students through various channels; Provide teachers with various resources including professional development training and industry exchange platform; Publicize the benefits of developing drama education to the public, so that the public can better understand drama education. In addition, the American Drama Education Association also manages a student honor organization? The International Drama Association (ITS) has attracted more than two million drama students since its establishment.
The Positive Role of Drama Education in Personal Life and Career
Regarding the positive role of drama education in personal life and career, the childhood story of Ms. Julie Woffington, executive director of the American Drama Education Association, is also very inspiring:
The first gift that drama brought me was self-confidence. That was when I was nine years old. I went to gymnastics, but my grades were average. I went to learn skating and found that skating was not so suitable for me. Later, my mother named me? Triple threat? The so-called class Triple threat? Of singing, dancing and acting. As a little girl with a loud voice, I finally found my home. My first official performance was Good Charlie? In this film, he plays a little dog named Snoopy. The excitement on the stage made me so confident for the first time. The self-confidence brought by drama has benefited me so much so far that today, 30 years later, I can still stand firm bravely in my work.
Another important ability that drama education can bring to students is empathy, as the saying goes? Put yourself in the shoes? The ability to look at things from the standpoint of others. Drama is a reflection of the human situation. People always want to know each other, their desires, needs, similarities and differences. Everyone has his own story, and drama education provides a safe and beneficial way for students to participate in other people's stories and see the world through other people's eyes. With empathy or compassion, one can understand the situation of others and people from other nationalities, beliefs or different backgrounds. Reading, analyzing and performing plays can greatly enhance our understanding of ourselves and others, which will benefit people a lot.
Therefore, we can say with great confidence that students who have received comprehensive drama education in primary and secondary schools will become future leaders full of confidence, creativity and compassion when they grow up.
In recent years, some educational institutions have tried to introduce British and American educational dramas to make up for the shortage of domestic educational dramas, and the Juju Art Center is such an institution. Bringing children into contact with drama at an early age is not a professional education aimed at cultivating drama talents, but the purpose of teaching and educating people in drama activities.
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