Reflection #1

What? I have taken a couple of class in high school in the arts. I took a calligraphy class and a photography class. I also taught preschool in high school and that was full of the arts. We had to make a bulletin board each week describing the theme for that week. We constantly had to use arts to make these more interesting. In my regular classes I can not think of anytime where the teacher integrated art into the class except maybe humanities. We had to make our painting that describe something using colors and figures.

So What? When I was a little girl I remember I wanted to be an artist. I use to draw in my sketch book every night before I went to sleep. I loved to draw people. I loved to fantasize about the kind of person I would be or one I wish I was and then draw them. I also have a scrapbook I have made of my early childhood. I think it is important to make a diary of sorts of our memories. My calligraphy teacher was crazy and he loved to play music as loud as it could go. He encouraged us to use our imagination to make art work and incorporate calligraphy. My photography teacher wasn't very sociable but I learned a lot of about the mechanics of how to develop film. The creativity of taking a picture came from within. I need to figure out ways to make my classroom feel safe so that they can express themselves through art. I think art is a good way to reinforce something and I think they would remember an art project more than anything else they did in school if it meant something to them.

Now What? I need to gather lots of ideas to integrate art into my class. There could be some form of art included into every lesson of every topic. We could set aside time in the day to express art. We could go on a field trip to expose their senses and give them ideas to express their creativity.