THE USE OF ENVIRONMENT AS LEARNING SOURCES OF ARTS APPRECIATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL
Abstract
A student has a diversity of physical, psychological, intellectual, attitudes, interests, talents
and so on. It is a challenge that must be faced by maximum efforts, fortitude and patience.
Often, there are students are less enthusiastic or less serious in conducting activities in the
classroom; actually those problems are very annoying and boring. However, as those
problems have to be faced patience and calmness, as getting solutions to overcome the
problems and obstacles. Art teacher must try as maximum as possible to motivate and
encourage students' participation in learning activities such in the dance, music, visual and
crafts arts. It is intended that the art is not a frightening specter and hated by the students.
Instead, this appreciation is a fun activity as well as appreciation event, expression, creation
and recreation for students. Therefore, activity of this appreciation is a stimulus for students
to love our culture art. Through the use of an environment as art learning source when
children learn, is very important to be used as information source and inspire children to
learn art about knowledge, experience and skills. The most interesting issue of this study is
how the use of environment as the learning source of art appreciation for primary school
children.