Observing for Inquiry Project

So I have come up with a few different questions for my inquiry project as listed in my previous blog. While I liked the idea of how the arts play a role in standardized test scores, I don't think that I will be able to get enough of my research from observing, nor do I think I will have enough to write about for at least eight pages! So, over the course of the day I will think about which of the topics would be the best to choose for this project. I also had another idea/question. I was thinking about how curriculum from other courses are incorporated with dance. More specifically, how do dance teachers incorporate what students are doing in math or history with dance. Another idea is what kinds of teaching methods to dance teachers use in a public school dance class. In a studio, there is no curriculum and it is purely a "dance lab". In a public school, teachers will have to follow a curriculum, administer exams, and get students to work in groups and alone to name a few.

Going a little off topic, I feel really overwhelmed by this project!!! I have all of these ideas, yet I'm not sure if I am on the right track, and which of the questions I would like to answer.

Getting back, observing in class last week was helpful for my upcoming visit at Newark Arts High School. It made me realize how different I see/observe from other students in my class. It is important not to be subjective, and write everything down that I hear, see, smell, etc. in the school as a whole. I will note everything I can, use the report cards, and even teacher/ student interviews to help me collect the information I need for this project.