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My school has around 500 students enrolled. I teach all of them. Funds are very limited especially when it comes to special areas like art, music, and PE. All my students use the same materials and because of this we are running out and do not have the funds to replace our essential materials necessary to make our art! We need crayons, markers, colored pencils, watercolor, paper, and air dry clay. We need these to help become diverse in our art and to strengthen our artistic abilities. Art is so important in a child's education. A few benefits of art are motor skills and language development, decision making, creativeness, cultural awareness, and improved academic performance as stated in an article from "PBS The Importance of Art in Child Development By Grace Hwang Lynch". Every child deserves to grow and develop and it is our job to supply them with these resources in order to help them do this. They need to be able to explore, be creative, make messes, and be able to create masterpieces that they are proud of! The best part of my job is when you see the look on their faces after they have completed their piece and they are truly in awe at what they created and this gives a sense of accomplishment and confidence which in turn makes me a proud teacher!

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My school has around 500 students enrolled. I teach all of them. Funds are very limited especially when it comes to special areas like art, music, and PE. All my students use the same materials and because of this we are running out and do not have the funds to replace our essential materials necessary to make our art! We need crayons, markers, colored pencils, watercolor, paper, and air dry clay. We need these to help become diverse in our art and to strengthen our artistic abilities. Art is so important in a child's education. A few benefits of art are motor skills and language development, decision making, creativeness, cultural awareness, and improved academic performance as stated in an article from "PBS The Importance of Art in Child Development By Grace Hwang Lynch". Every child deserves to grow and develop and it is our job to supply them with these resources in order to help them do this. They need to be able to explore, be creative, make messes, and be able to create masterpieces that they are proud of! The best part of my job is when you see the look on their faces after they have completed their piece and they are truly in awe at what they created and this gives a sense of accomplishment and confidence which in turn makes me a proud teacher!

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