This weeks readings stuck me hard because of the nature of the material and what has been happening at my high school. The questions and comments made in the discussion assignment area hit on one of the most main problems in the school right now. Because of the packing and focus shifting towards the new high school many of the usual school policies were left in the dust. Our goal that was given to the teachers by the district administration was to be "Flexible."
7: The Way Things Are: Sometimes settling for the way things are is a lowering of expectations, sometimes it’s finding a starting point so that one can make things better. Where are you in this continuum?
Right now I think that I am in the AND position of teaching. I think to have possibilities is the way that we as teachers can go. Teaching is different everyday, you can not predict what will happen and you can't control it either. To have presence without resistance, leaves me and my students the abilities to explore and act on any and all art related projects or inquiries. The art department has always had an open curriculum for learning, one that allows students and staff to interact with out being shoved into a wall of resistance.
8: Giving Way to Passion: Control says that the only way to avoid disappointment and frustration is to not care at all. No hits, no runs, but most importantly, no errors. What are you doing in your daily life that expresses your passion or the things you are passionate about?
Everyday of my career i teach and live art for my students. This year has been extraordinarily tough because of time management skills. I am not the best with time, but I do try to fit in as much as I can as a teacher. My students actually felt somewhat confused by my Graduate program and I think that hindered some of their creative intuitions. My students may also say that I am crazy for life. I always express that "life is the greatest of all adventures!" or I will say "I want to go out with my boots on!!" Sitting around and letting life pass by is not the answer if you want to evolve in the stages of education and life.
9: Lighting a Spark. It’s not about us. It’s about them. What are you doing to pay-forward from your universe of possibility?
Paying it forward? Good Question! it takes all of my energy to pay it forward, it may be art club, drama club, a caricature for someone retiring or caricatures of those seniors who have pasted through my classroom. each year this something different that I try to teach my classes about art and life and how everything is connected. Sometimes they listen and sometimes they don't. Paying it forward is contributing to the world selflessly, my department head always says I am a YES man when it comes to helping out. I will always be a YES man, it is just the way I was raised. Thanks Mom and Dad!!
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