talking
talking to brandon was a wonderful idea. he asked me about my plan. i gave him sort of jumbled "well, i know i want to work with disadvantaged kids, i want to teach them. i want to somehow incorporate art into my lit class but i dunno and mumble grumble i also want to look into human services" and then he was like that's great, but what do you see yourself doing?
i think i figured out a clearer part.
i want my students to read a book, write and essay and analyze themes or something with art, i know shit about art expression as of now, but the fuzzy picture i have will hopefully get clearer after my ceramics, art history (and i am hoping for the spring) painting course. obv i am not going to have as much of an understanding as an art major, but some sort of understanding is better than none.
my ideal class that i would take in college (possibly designing my own tutorial?) would be me reading some 'great work of literature' taught in most school systems, writing an essay about it, and then creating a few different pieces of art that relate to the literature; pieces that would express majors themes from the book. then i would analyze the project as a teacher would, to see how i could somehow 'grade' the effort and how comprehensive the art piece is. i would need to define exactly what i would want my theoretical students to be getting out of this project.
because it isn't fair that literature is bound by words. that sounds weird, but what i mean is that students can have a very clear comprehension of a novel without the capabilities of putting that understanding in a 4 page paper.
what i want is for kids to love reading and thinking as much as i do. and i feel that a love of reading is severly hindered by essays. obviously students should know how to write an essay, but i feel that there are a lot of misconceptions (GAH THAT CLASS) about writing. especially the idea that the 'correct' answer is already out there, that there is something a teacher is looking for. writing is a student's own words and ideas, and i don't think that is stressed anywhere near as much as it should be. reflecting, i don't think my high school prepared me for college writing at all. all they care about are big words. i never wrote for myself, i was always writing for a teacher. like a mrs.shaw paper was very different than a mrs.long paper. i dunno.
basically, i want to change education. we all know the system is flawed (what isn't?) but i mostly want the freedom that many teachers are denied. and teaching is scary. its not glamorous but i think teaching is a scary and important job and i cannot wait until i get to do it. i am so excited to learn and teach. its scary but i am thrilled.
ok.
i think i figured out a clearer part.
i want my students to read a book, write and essay and analyze themes or something with art, i know shit about art expression as of now, but the fuzzy picture i have will hopefully get clearer after my ceramics, art history (and i am hoping for the spring) painting course. obv i am not going to have as much of an understanding as an art major, but some sort of understanding is better than none.
my ideal class that i would take in college (possibly designing my own tutorial?) would be me reading some 'great work of literature' taught in most school systems, writing an essay about it, and then creating a few different pieces of art that relate to the literature; pieces that would express majors themes from the book. then i would analyze the project as a teacher would, to see how i could somehow 'grade' the effort and how comprehensive the art piece is. i would need to define exactly what i would want my theoretical students to be getting out of this project.
because it isn't fair that literature is bound by words. that sounds weird, but what i mean is that students can have a very clear comprehension of a novel without the capabilities of putting that understanding in a 4 page paper.
what i want is for kids to love reading and thinking as much as i do. and i feel that a love of reading is severly hindered by essays. obviously students should know how to write an essay, but i feel that there are a lot of misconceptions (GAH THAT CLASS) about writing. especially the idea that the 'correct' answer is already out there, that there is something a teacher is looking for. writing is a student's own words and ideas, and i don't think that is stressed anywhere near as much as it should be. reflecting, i don't think my high school prepared me for college writing at all. all they care about are big words. i never wrote for myself, i was always writing for a teacher. like a mrs.shaw paper was very different than a mrs.long paper. i dunno.
basically, i want to change education. we all know the system is flawed (what isn't?) but i mostly want the freedom that many teachers are denied. and teaching is scary. its not glamorous but i think teaching is a scary and important job and i cannot wait until i get to do it. i am so excited to learn and teach. its scary but i am thrilled.
ok.