David Woof on wed 20 jun 01
andie, Too much control for an art class. Projects must be a point of
departure. Teacher must be there to help the student get where he/she wishs
to go or else stand down and get out of the way.
little people, and creatives of all ages usually have short
attention/fascination spans with others' "projects" and the frustration of
being lined up and pressured to perform kills that wonderful creative energy
that all children bubble with until well meaning teachers and parents get
heavy handed. The one thing sacred and hands off must be the things that
come freely from deep inside the person of each of us.
facilitate that, protect that, honor and give it room and you will see a new
dynamic.
show them how to attach pieces of clay together, make some simple
suggestions, praise and encourage the unique diversity, and sit down with
them and "play" with clay too.
take care of theis knees and run it as a gym class w/o a whistle.
David Woof
Earth and Fire Studios
525 Fiesta St.
Clarkdale,Az.86324
woofpots@hotmail.com
Always a little over the edge; reverently takeing an irreverent look at
everything.
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Carolsan on thu 21 jun 01
David Woof wrote -
>The one thing sacred and hands off must be the things that
come freely from deep inside the person of each of us.
facilitate that, protect that, honor and give it room and you will see a new
dynamic.>
David, this is stellar advice for all who instruct art to any age. I
especially like the word "sacred."
Carolsan
http://pages.ivillage.com/getlostinart
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