Alisa and Claus Clausen on fri 3 sep 99
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Hi Earl,
A reminder that
The wee little ones are not invading your clay domain.
They are ultilising clay studios that are both open to and moderated for
their use. I think children have just as much purpose in a ceramic studio =
as
you, or I or
the next person with an interest. I hope it will have been a positive
experience
and they will not keep their own kids out. My 5 yr. old daughter uses my
studio,
sometimes with friends, BUT they respect what is off limits (including
breaking
the sound barrier). I think it is cool she she is as well versed in clay =
types
and tool
names as maybe some kids are in video titles.
I think it has a lot to do with our responsibility as role models-
to teach, inspire, inform, encourage, mark boundaries and renavigate if
necessary.
Many children can have fun outside of recess, even if they
are expected to behave in a way that is appropriate for the time and =
situation
they find
themselves in. Including the ceramic studio.
My toes are fine. I admit however, I wonder what you do when you are =
spending
all
day at a school. I also admit I hope you are not in the classroom if you do=
not
like
children for the reason that they are children. I have no greater like or
tolerance for
children than any other age group of humans. They come in very tolerable =
and
untolerable formats at all ages.
Alisa in Denmark
Earl Brunner on tue 7 sep 99
Hi Earl,
A reminder that
The wee little ones are not invading your clay domain.
Hi Alisa,
A reminder that
You are darn right the wee little ones are not invading my clay domain. They ca
come in and muck about when someone else wants to teach them (I'll even condesce
to fire their wonderful little lumps of clay).
My 5 yr. old daughter uses my studio, sometimes with friends, BUT they respect
what is off limits
Yeah, yeah, I let the neighborhood kids come into my studio during school break
are both on break, this is important to my point) and make projects too. That's
my point.
> I think it has a lot to do with our responsibility as role models-
> to teach, inspire, inform, encourage, mark boundaries and renavigate if
> necessary.This is closer to my point. This is what teaching is all about
> My toes are fine. I admit however, I wonder what you do when you are spending
> all day at a school. Teaching, caring, sometimes hugging, sometimes drying tea
> I got into teaching at age 40 because I wanted to make a difference in childre
> lives. I have worked at an at-risk (poverty, broken homes) school in a not so
> good part of our city for 10 years. Visit sometime.
> I also admit I hope you are not in the classroom if you do not
> like children for the reason that they are children. And this is exactly my
> point. Many teachers put so much into their days at school that they don't hav
> any more energy or reserves to spend on children after school. Especially in a
> area that they are using as a release from the rest of the cares of the day.
> Teaching children is different than teaching adults. I can teach adults after
> day with kids, I find it difficult to teach more kids. I know teachers that
> dedicated their lives to teaching who chose not to have children of their own
> because they are concerned that they couldn't deal with them all day and at ho
> as well.
> Finally, lighten up a little, most responses I've recieved recognised that I w
> at least partially trying to be funny.--
Earl Brunner
http://coyote.accessnv.com/bruec
mailto:bruec@anv.net
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