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Alternative school gives kids
opportunity for total growth
By BRENDA THORNTON
Of the Emerald
We big kids aren't the only
ones who must choose our
classes and get to them on time
without supervision
A school only a hundred
yards off-campus provides its
students with an education
based on developing the whole
individual It emphasizes human
awareness, creativity, problem
solving and social responsibili
ty
While these may be appro
priate goals for any university,
these students — aged six
through twelve — are mere
babes in the educational woods
Welcome to Magnet Arts
Elementary School
Magnet Arts located at 18th
Avenue and Agate Street was
established in 1974 as one of
the Eugene School District's
seven alternative schools The
alternative schools offer
Eugene elementary students a
break from the standard
reading / writing arithmetic
educational mode
Alternative schools devise
their own curriculums to meet
educational standards set by
the school district Unlike
private schools, the alternative
schools are public institutions
Yet even in this established
realm of alternative education.
Magnet Arts is unique
"Our philosophy is to use the
artistic processes to teach
children the basic subject
matter," says Gwen Curran,
head teacher at Magnet Arts
"We use the arts as a magnet to
draw the other subjects
together Thus the name
Magnet Arts
"In our curriculum music,
dance, drama and the visual
arts are not |ust activities The
arts are used to motivate other
studies We relate the arts to the
regular work to clarify abstract
ideas "
For example, Curran
described a lesson on the
meaning of the word opposi
tion " Students chose partners
and danced their interpretation
of opposition
‘ Art makes the invisible
visible," Curran asserts
"Other arts-oriented schools
in the nation focus on the gifted
or the culturally deprived; they
are usually tied in with a mus
eum or receive federal funds
We are a regular school with
regular students operating on
regular funds We are not
seeking to set up future artists
and we are not a therapy " she
stresses
The Magnet Arts staff has
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Magnet Arts offers Eugene-area schoolchildren a different educa
tional experience
goals that go beyond the school
district's educational standards
"It is important to develop the
whole human being, Curran
says "We want to provide an
atmosphere of sensitivity to
others, and to develop the
child's concept of self A person
is not only intellectual he is also
a spiritual, emotional, social and
aesthetic being "
The Magnet Arts curriculum
emphasizes problem-solving as
a tool in learning to take risks in
order to reach a goal If the child
fails to reach a goal he is
encouraged to take resposibility
for that failure and try a different
approach to reach the proper
conclusion This concept of
self-responsibility extends to a
student's behavior as well as his
classwork
"The student is responsible
for his or her own behavior
They make choices and are
responsible for the outcome,"
she says
"I realize many schools say
the same thing, but here it is
true ”
First graders must clean up
their messes just like their older
cohorts, the sixth graders
Curran says the children make
decisions every day that
concern their schedules and
activities She explains that
once the commitment is made
the child must stick to it
For some students, these
choices create greater educa
tional freedom and a positive
sense of self Other children
don't seem mature enough to
be reponstble for their behavior
and often misuse the privilege
For example one girl chose to
attend a dance class but she
couldn't participate because of
a sprained arm Curran
suggested the benched
ballerina go to a visual arts
class, one that demanded
intellectual, not physical, activi
ty Ignoring Curran's request,
she began teasing another
student She stood in his way.
and then chased him Curran
ordered her to sit and watch the
class instead of leaving She
managed to sit still but not for
long Soon she started her
distractive act again and
misbehaved for the remaining
class time
Can most children deal with
the grown-up" responsibility
for their own behavior?
Edna DeHaven, head of the
elementary education branch in
the University College of
Education, doesn't think so
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