In this essay I explore the difficulties and dilemmas facing art educators introducing pupils to issue based and site specific art within the school environment. I also investigate impact of allowing total freedom over creativity for pupils within the classroom. How could I as an art educator effectively introduce new methods of teaching and learning into my teaching? My own practice is heavily involved in issue based art and I have a keen interest in introducing current issues that are relevant to pupils’ own lives. Craft (2000, p. 28) talks about fostering creativity in the social context of the classroom; ‘The development of strategies which encourage creativity in a social system need further investigation. This is particularly the case within the education system, for creativity is often cast as not being relevant to conventional education.’

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