My mom cuts out lots of comic strips and gives them to me. I don't know when I got this one, or even who the artist is, but it is one that has been posted in my room for YEARS. First of all, it's funny. Secondly, It reminds me about what we expect from our kids and how expectations can and should change. Lots of adults tell me. "I can only draw stick people". 1. That's ok (see comic). 2. I doubt that. Art always amazes me. Kids can be surprisingly creative and no two project outcomes are alike. This job reminds me every day to be flexible and embrace those creative moments. My hope for my students is that they face the world with confidence in their ability to draw stick people and beyond.......
Attitude and Effort are 2 words that I repeat a lot in the ART room! When we talk about attitude to kids, it's usually in a negative way. "You have an attitude" is something that people might say. Kids think that attitude is a bad thing, but I let them know it is simply the way you act! So we can have a GOOD ATTITUDE! In ART class I will be asking students to try something new, and the first time we try something, we are probably not the best at it. When I rode a bike for the first time, I fell over. I tried again, because I liked it. Good attitudes are important in life (and art class)!! Some tasks come very easily to some, but most of us have to WORK HARD to get what we want! This is when putting forth EFFORT in class is very important. The harder we try at something, the better we will be, and more importantly, the more we learn! We are going to try hard in ART CLASS. Sometimes things might not turn out as we had expected, and that is when having a good attitude will be helpful to us all! Welcome to Lowell Elementary ART CLASS! |
AuthorMy name is Rachel (or Mrs. N. depending on how old you are) and this is my ART teaching blog-like-thing. Archives
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