"Students Aren't Standardized" and "Think Beyond the Bubbles" are the new advocacy slogans for the National Association for Music Education.
Participating in the performing arts is a unique experience that teaches skills not found in standardized testing. Here are the skills listed on the back of the shirt:
- Emotional awareness
- Reflective learning
- Process orientation
- Decision-making
- Grit and creativity
- Multiple ways of knowing
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Critical thinking