david brown on wed 19 oct 05
seriously, even if it doesn't work out he could have a whole lot of
fun. i think there is some kind of proportion of how much fun i'm
having on the wheel and how much clay is covering the front of my
shirt ;)
On 10/19/05, susan roston wrote:
> David,
>
> Please try to get him on the wheel!!
> Maybe it would be good for the students to take turns sitting with him an=
d
> guiding his hands or just being there for encouragement, there's nothing =
in
> this world better than getting dirty and making something at the same tim=
e
> even if it's a wonky looking thing.
> I bet he can do it.
> Never say never, and well if he really can't at least he tried.
>
> Susan.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Berg"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:41 AM
> Subject: teaching the physically challenged
>
>
> > Dear Clayart people,
> >
> > I volunteer one day a week at a local high school ceramic class teachin=
g
> > the students how to throw. There is one student who has muscular dystro=
phy
> > who is in a wheel chair. The art teacher told me that the student will =
not
> > be able to do the throwing part of the class mostly because of a lack o=
f
> > strength. The teacher thought that maybe the student could use the whee=
l
> to
> > do some color banding on pre-made pots but could'nt think of anything
> else.
> >
> > Are there any other ideas from the Clayart collective wisdom? Thanks fo=
r
> > any ideas you may have.
> >
> > David
> > http://bergstoneware.com/
> >
> >
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Wayne on thu 20 oct 05
David:
I don't know if this is an option, but most of the "strength" part
of wheel work is in the centering. (at least for me)
What about giving him/her pre-centered clay on bats?
It's an easy accommodation, and the student still gets to make what
they can. I would think 5-10 bats with perhaps a pound or two of
soft, centered clay coned up would take care of each class, and
that's a relatively quick prep for someone.
Think "differently-abled", not disabled.
Wayne
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Berg"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:41 AM
> Subject: teaching the physically challenged
>
>
> > Dear Clayart people,
> >
> > I volunteer one day a week at a local high school ceramic class
teaching
> > the students how to throw. There is one student who has muscular
dystrophy
> > who is in a wheel chair. The art teacher told me that the
student will not
> > be able to do the throwing part of the class mostly because of a
lack of
> > strength. The teacher thought that maybe the student could use
the wheel
> to
> > do some color banding on pre-made pots but could'nt think of
anything
> else.
> >
> > Are there any other ideas from the Clayart collective wisdom?
Thanks for
> > any ideas you may have.
> >
> > David
> > http://bergstoneware.com/
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