I found the Artistic Aesthetic blog very interesting because i have never shadowed an art teacher, asked them their perspectives or seen how they work in their classroom. All i remember from art class in elementary school is how much my teacher loved art and the pretty holiday decorations that we were able to create. In this blog, the art teacher says that art is anything that involves creativity. Therefore, science, social studies, math, English, etc. can be art if you are able to make them creative. An art teacher teachers kids how to be creative. She says that art is universal. I took this to mean that all children can be artist, they just have to have someone teach them creativity in their learning.
http://academicaesthetic.com/2010/08/30/what-i-teach/
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Class on October 5, 2010
Class on October 5th was very eye-opening and in my opinion, some parts were a bit depressing. Although as a future teacher i try to look at the good in teaching, sometimes it is hard to forget all of the trouble teachers have in the workforce, with the unions and in their difficult surroundings with many children. The conversation about being a teacher opened my eyes to the possibility of not necessarily always loving my job. When teaching it the schools now, i love working with the students and usually come home feeling accomplished. It is a gratifying job. Those are the things i want to take away from teaching when i someday have my own classroom.
Also, i felt that the speaker we had via skype was impressive in his ability to speak to our large classroom of students. Having Asperger's Syndrome is not an easy thing to live with, especially when you do not know the reason why you are different. His ability to speak to our class and articulate what he was thinking in an organized manner made me very impressed. I think it was a great experience listening to him speak because it allowed me to see Asperger's Syndrome from a different perspective. As a teacher, it is hard to ask children why they feel the way they do. It was great to get insight into why children with Asperger's syndrome sometimes feel out of place.
Also, i felt that the speaker we had via skype was impressive in his ability to speak to our large classroom of students. Having Asperger's Syndrome is not an easy thing to live with, especially when you do not know the reason why you are different. His ability to speak to our class and articulate what he was thinking in an organized manner made me very impressed. I think it was a great experience listening to him speak because it allowed me to see Asperger's Syndrome from a different perspective. As a teacher, it is hard to ask children why they feel the way they do. It was great to get insight into why children with Asperger's syndrome sometimes feel out of place.
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