Teaching Art

In response to Lisa's Question "Do you think there is a specific way of teaching art?"
I do. I think that teachers should first go over the fundamentals. So they would teach students how to draw easy things first and then progressively get more difficult as time moves on. I also think that when teaching art, it is important to cover what other artists have done, and what was successful and what wasn't. I feel like art history is an important part of learning how to do art. There are so many different kinds of art that classes need to be broken down. I think they did a good job of that here at the college. For example; painting and drawing are separate classes. This way, you get to learn more about the subject. It is also good to separate the subjects because you are supposed to take different approaches to each. If you take a paintbrush to drawing class, then you are not going to be able to accomplish anything. People always think of art as being very unstructured and free, but there are a lot of rules to follow depending on what you are doing. It takes a long time, and like music, you can only get better with practice. I am one of the types of people that have trouble learning when there aren't rules to follow. It is nice to have that secure learning environment where you know exactly what the teacher wants from you and how you can improve on your next assignment. So an art class professor would assign homework like "go home and draw eight people in different area's using charcoal pencil. Don't use any shading for this assignment." I am taking art classes right now and I have those types of assignments all the time.
question: Should teachers use multiple teaching methods in class to attempt to reach everyone? or just stick to one distinct style?