Hockney drawn to comment
Orla O'Brien, Wednesday, 20th May 2009
David Hockney has criticised school inspectors for publishing a report that claims that schoolboys no longer enjoy painting and drawing classes at school. The findings, which were published recently in an Ofsted Report, suggest that modern equipment in the form of digital cameras and the latest software programmes cause more of a stir in today's classrooms.
Hockney has countered this claim by arguing that poor teaching is the reason why young boys are turned off by the arts. The artist explained that all children have a basic need to draw and believes that the Ofsted Report findings are on a par with arguing that schools shouldn't be bothered with teaching grammar.
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