Drama in Education

Although drama is a process we encounter daily through TV, cinema, theatre etc. it is not something the average person is consciously aware of, the fact that we are surrounded by it at all times may account for this passive attitude towards it, this type of performance drama (as found in television and theatre) while beneficial in confidence building and public expression is only part of the subject we term as drama. However drama in …

…we do and heightened our awareness. Another sensory game we played was being led blindly around the room. This exercise showed the amount of trust involved in drama for each partner had to trust the other. The drama teacher therefore is not really a teacher but more of a guide who organises, co-ordinates and facilitates the directions for the children to take, it is the children who are the teachers and the students are themselves.