orbital opened this issue on Nov 03, 2009 · 33 posts
erosiaart posted Thu, 05 November 2009 at 7:10 AM
oh cool! start a session.. or an after class activity.. you never know..
I've started teaching a 16 year old design and creativity class.. I love it when she gets excited over things.. got her to learn about focal point..gave her hw..and she got her whole family mad coz she slurged on creating four art pieces with focal points. Sent her roaming the nt for paintings that she liked.. I asked her to do 5 a day..she does 8 -10 a day.. excited at seeing something new. It's beautiful..watching their minds open up.
Got her this time to shoot pix of her dad'sgolf shoe..with three size perspectives.. before I even left her home.. she was beaming with ideas.
orbital..i can see you teaching them after class.. like an extra activity.. if they in the lower learnging band.. you're probably helping them bloom at something that school cannot teach them. Why not try your hand at making it a couple days a week session? Ask the school.. you're helping kids grow.
and yup.. you never know..
Three years ago..a student I taught in the 7th grade came to me when I was hospitalized for hepatitis. She had a needle in her hand. . Groggy me.. did I fail you ? She laughed..nopes. She had become a Dr..said I was her favourite teacher. That still makes my day...