When I was a high school student, I was a back of the class kind of kid, I rarely spoke up or talked during class. I got good grades (A's and B's) but I had a hard time connecting with both my peers and the content of the classes. Having that experience, I think that as a teacher, I will seek to be more aware of those students, the outsiders and quiet ones. I think that I am most afraid that I won't be able to make the content of my lessons relevant for students and that I will fail to make them interested in art. I am excited however to help foster creativity in future artist and help others find art valuable.
This is the main piece for my show in a few weeks. All the objects show are the same sculpture. They can be shifted and changed because they are composed of metal sheets and hinges. When properly displayed, they will have a white square underneath them about 12ft x 12ft and 3/4in thick.
This is a fantastic blog--the best ever!
ReplyDeleteI think if you use the creativity that it took to make this sculpture, you will have no problems getting your students motivated! But paying attention to the students who don't speak up a lot will also go a long way towards their own motivation.
ReplyDeleteI think a lot of artists experience being "the quiet one" in school. We are usually intraverts socially, but express ourselves through art instead. Sometimes the quiet ones are the ones with the most potential, but are too afraid to show who they really are. I think it's awesome that you plan to try to pay attention to those who don't like attention drawn to themselves. Sometimes they are the ones who need it the most.
ReplyDeleteBTW I LOVE your crane sculptures. It's so cool that they can be moved into so many different forms! :)