Americans for the Arts

Rachel Evans

It’s been 10 years, 140 days (and counting) since the Y2K phenomenon and the millennium mile-marker. Our transition from 20th to 21st century has seen its share of growing pains and celebrations as we’ve grappled with redefining humankind as a century older. Acknowledgement that the first decade of the 2000s has already come and gone was minimal, which seems appropriate.  Most 10-year-olds are just discovering the value of reflection. (Just go with me; imagine we were all “reborn” on January 1, 2000.) But by the age of 25, however, we’d better be masters of self-reflection or the years thereafter will undoubtedly be rocky ones.

It’s time for us to start laying the groundwork for a healthy young adulthood, fellow 21st century ARTSbloggers.  Here are 10 discussion starters:

Rachel’s Top 10 Questions to Consider for Arts Education in 2025

1.    What will our students in 2025 know how to do (without us having to teach them) that our 2010 students don’t?

2.    What skills to do we lack that would make us better citizens in the larger context of American education? How can we conquer the fears and prejudice that may be preventing us from engaging more fully in civic responsibilities on behalf of our students and our disciplines?