Monday, September 6, 2010

2020 Vision: Art, Life and Teaching Philosophy

What are five things that are really important that you hope your students learn from you as a teacher in 2020?


As I contemplate this question and my teaching philosophy in general I can't imagine not teaching life lessons as well as art lessons and the connection between life and art.

Five Things, The Basis of My Philosophy:
1. Life is what you make it, if you want to be happy then do what makes you happy.
2. Everything is beautiful, you may have to look closer at some things, beauty can scream and beauty can whisper and you should pay attention to both.
3. Think creatively about functionality and art and how they can be interchanged and how they can inspire each other.
4. Art is always changing and one single idea is not a bad idea it may just need to be expanded. Do not doubt yourself but do not settle either, think of ways that idea can make a bigger impact.
5. Art can give you a stronger voice. Art can help you find your voice if you have lost it.

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