It’s my favorite time of year...art teachers all across facebook start posting cultural appropriated lessons. Sugar skulls and Day of the Dead projects are running rampid. As we slide into November Native American projects will start to pop up. Most of the time these projects come from and are taught to people so far removed from the original culture. True depth and appreciation for the culture is skipped in sake of time. Am I advocating that we do not teach this history of other cultures? No, we can talk about a culture. We can study that culture. We can appreciate their process. Ask yourself, Is the replication of art from that culture necessary? I would say no. Skills and techniques that would be gained from that project can be introduced through other forms and processes. As teachers we need to make sure that we are teaching our students to respect the cultures and symbols of those across the world.
I love this video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT1sTYpOJ04
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Mr. Kelly BeachAs an art teacher, it is my goal that every student will leave my classroom with transferable skills that will allow them to be successful in whatever career path they choose. It is my mission to teach students to make careful observations of the world around them, find problems that need to be solved, envision a solution, and engage and persist through the problem solving process while constantly reflecting on their work and progress. Students are enabled to embrace their strengths and interests while sharing their own skills and ideas with their classmates. Through a Teaching for Artistic Behavior process, students embrace leadership positions and become teachers themselves. I feel that it is my job to encourage students to take risks, step outside of their comfort zone, explore new possibilities, and express their individual view of the world through the art making process. Archives
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