Rachel Reese.
(Teaching with, in, through and about the arts.)
Growing up, i remember art class all through elementary.
It was one of my favorite subjects.
I went to a few different elementary schools, one where we just had one main teacher and learned all the different subjects including art.
In my later years the school i attended had a whole class just for art.
We worked on many different projects, painting, puppets, drawing, etc.
I also grew up with a very crafty mother, so art was something we focused on at home as well.
I think it has helped me to be more creative in my thinking.
It was one of my favorite subjects.
I went to a few different elementary schools, one where we just had one main teacher and learned all the different subjects including art.
In my later years the school i attended had a whole class just for art.
We worked on many different projects, painting, puppets, drawing, etc.
I also grew up with a very crafty mother, so art was something we focused on at home as well.
I think it has helped me to be more creative in my thinking.
Some of the approaches that my teachers took were helpful, a few were not as helpful.
Letting us each create our own ideas and projects was something i always looked forward too.
When we got to include art on something such as a history project i was even more excited!
I think for me as a young child, and i would assume other children it made subjects that i didn't like as much seem more exciting.
I remember though i had one teacher who was so precise that after finishing a project i was told to re do tho whole thing when i had only done one little things wrong.
I don't think that was a very good experience for me, and i hope to implement into my future teaching to be a little more flexible.
Letting us each create our own ideas and projects was something i always looked forward too.
When we got to include art on something such as a history project i was even more excited!
I think for me as a young child, and i would assume other children it made subjects that i didn't like as much seem more exciting.
I remember though i had one teacher who was so precise that after finishing a project i was told to re do tho whole thing when i had only done one little things wrong.
I don't think that was a very good experience for me, and i hope to implement into my future teaching to be a little more flexible.
I think right now is my time to prepare for my future classes, i need to learn the basics.
I think that by learning strategies and ways that art can help all around is a good idea.
I would like to learn a good foundation for my children to grow on.
I think that by learning strategies and ways that art can help all around is a good idea.
I would like to learn a good foundation for my children to grow on.
Rachel, Your comment about flexibility is critical - while it is important for students to learn to follow directions, it is even more important for students to be creative - in the arts there is more than one right answer.
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