A teachers personal experience with and attitudes about a subject always influences the way in which she or he teachers that subject but this is probably especially true in the realm of art. A number of teachers are simply uncomfortable in teaching art because they do not have a grate deal of experience with the subject and because of their lack of experience they are a little frightened of it. This tends to result in teachers presented a very rigid view of art and art history because they are afraid to give their own opinion. They teach important names dates but do not give children any joy of art either from the perspective of creating art themselves or from the perspective of looking at the art of others.
