tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233983995495203290.post3129743180790612160..comments2024-01-04T07:11:14.467-05:00Comments on Atelierista: stories from a studio: They Have to Believe They're FreeAnna Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10020564718454754566noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233983995495203290.post-56644668573876633322011-12-11T12:07:42.838-05:002011-12-11T12:07:42.838-05:00Yes yes yes and did I say yes? As I mentor and tea...Yes yes yes and did I say yes? As I mentor and teach adults in a Art/Education Cert. program-this is an ongoing struggle. I will go so far as yell BURN THE WORKSHEETS IN YOUR VISUAL ARTS PRACTICE! (I am an opinionated professor on this matter.) Still, during finals, which students were to simulate a class workshop, give a verbal response to participants and write a paper, I still had a student start the workshop with a worksheet warm-up which included vocab words for textures. AND she is already teaching. While many of the class did a paradigm shift and are taking amazing risks-there are still some that are so resistant. I loved this post and the story you retell from NPR. I so wish you were my neighbor, and we could meet for tea.Marla McLean, Atelieristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788200495569027489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6233983995495203290.post-37591239762372974472011-12-06T19:30:08.968-05:002011-12-06T19:30:08.968-05:00Such an insightful post. I am going to share this ...Such an insightful post. I am going to share this with my colleagues. I have changed my methods a lot over the years and it can feel like giving up control. But once you get comfortable, that feeling goes away and I find I am more willing to try new things and look at the children and classroom from a different perspective. I have gradually moved to an emergent curriculum and this year that is all I have done and it seems that just when I have no idea where it's gong, an idea bubbles up from the children to keep us moving, learning and fully engaged.Shelley @Little Explorershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01778596918349813284noreply@blogger.com