Elaine Browne.pdf - Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University

B: They enjoy because it is now relaxing time. They enjoy it a lot.
Elaine: Do you have learning schedules and lesson plans?
A: Yes
Elaine: And you?
D: Yes
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A: Learners like Arts and Culture. Not bragging about my school but there was some competitions, poster
competition, my school came up tops. It was poster competition. I cannot draw but I, I, I just told them look
when are drawing you must have space like this and that and that and that. Just showing them how to use
space and then they do it, they will do it, they will do it. More especially when they look at something then they
transfer it into their books you see. It is them like that time ...
Prof. Delport: Do you in other words think it is important to have it in the curriculum or do you rather prefer
not to have it? Do you think it is a waste or ...?
B: It is not mam because some of the learners they’ve got difficulties from writing or from reading and then
when it’s art time they got chance, they got chance to draw. At least to use their skills to show to their teacher.
Some of them have learning disabilities in learning areas and then they draw.
Prof Delport: And then it makes them feel good.
A: The other that I have noticed in our children. They are not exposed to to to the music side of it now. They are
not exposed to these instruments, you see, they are not exposed. They, they, they cannot tell the difference
between a violin and a guitar and they do not know and they do not how this instrument, the various
instruments sound. You see, the the think that’s one of the barriers in our schools that they are not exposed in
terms of Arts and music and all that stuff. But when it comes to drawing they can draw but they are lacking
some materials like paint brushes and they cannot use the paint brush and stuff. If we can may be encourage
those materials, come to our schools, may be we will have a proper class, art class although we are not trained
for it. May be we be given some lessons about it then we know exactly what must we do with the kids.
Elaine: It is really important.
A: I actually met Arts and Culture accidently at the college, that’s when I met it ja, as, as a subject.
Prof Delport: Ja, that is what I also want to ask you. You know, if you can dream, or a magical fairy, what would
you want for Arts and Culture in your school? You’ve mentioned ...... resources, anything else sissy, if you could
dream what you want in your school?
C: Music, music CD’s.