What is Aesthetic Choice

The purpose of this chapter is to broaden the reader's understanding of social-emotional learning by exploring the aesthetics. Specifically, this chapter seeks to expose instructors to a wide variety of ideas for incorporating the aesthetics into their general college courses. For the purposes of this chapter, four main categories were explored: music, visual art, creative movement, and drama. For each of these four areas, an emphasis in relationship development through shared interest in the aesthetics as well as freedom of choice in assessment options was continuously highlighted. College instructors should feel motivated and confident in implementing any of the suggested ideas or creating their own lesson ideas after reading this chapter.