Sunday, January 23, 2011

USING YOUR TALENT IN THE CLASSROOM...

I think my artistic qualities will be useful in the classroom in many different ways. The fact that creativity is usually a strong characteristic of an artistic person will help immensely in the classroom. Creativity allows you to think of new innovative ideas that others might not have been able to come up with. Along with creativity comes being able to think out of the box, for example like some of the lessons in the reading using simple objects most people wouldn't think of for an art project. Artistic people view things differently and I think that would have a major influence on lessons and how you present certain ideas in the classroom. In art you have to be willing to look at all the possibilities and make sure you have considered a range of ideas and this relates to how you have to work with students and respect that fact that everyone has different views and interests. Considering all the ideas to be good ones is something teachers have to be accepting of.

I want to use my artwork as inspiration in the classroom. Depending on the lesson you are teaching you might have something of your own that relates to that particular lesson. Using your own artwork as an example shows your credibility and I think students would see that as a strong point. Most likely you would be able to show more insight to why and how you created your piece of work compared to something you might not know as well. I believe that continuing to practice art while you teach is very important because it keeps you fresh and up on the material as well as an outlet for stresses or just plain expression.

Vieth seems to have a strong belief that you were an artist before you were a teacher so it is important to practice your art while teaching. Allowing them to mingle is very important to be a good artist and teacher. I will balance the teaching of technical skills and still allowing for creativity by including the teaching of the skills during there creation of there own project. Allowing your students to have input is always important, as long as they still feel a part of their own project while you teach the technical skills I believe there can be a happy medium.
Posted by Calley at 5:08 PM

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I totally agree with you about how art is an outlet for stress. Its good for the soul, and especially for our first few years of teaching, we're going to need it. I also agree with you on the credibility standpoint, its the same as trying to learn math from the Spanish teacher, we have to know our area. I think that as teachers we have to be careful not to only show our own work, its important for students to know just how big the art community is!

January 24, 2011 at 2:10 PM
Kelly Coombs said...

Good point about credibility! A lot of people assume that an art teacher is automatically skilled at the artistic half of the job description.. when often times the art teacher becomes only a teacher. They haven't continued to create their own art, so they may be teaching their students something that is no longer correct or practiced in the art world. Showing students your credibility as an artist will definitely give them the trust and confidence they need to create their own art.

January 24, 2011 at 9:32 PM

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