Experiences

Discuss your experiences in Art 307. What have they contributed to your understanding of Art? Of the Role of Art in Leaning? Of what the relationship between education and learning is? Of the role of the teacher in this process?

Art 302 has been a very positive experience for me. It has caused me to question how and why I learn and how best to help the children I work with learn and understand truly the concepts I teach them. Above this I have learned to be a better listener and take value in the lessons others teach me and accept that sometimes there are many different ways to reach the same goal and they are not better or worse than one another but just different.

Though our discussions I have learned to broaden my view of art beyond traditional definitions of drawing and painting and can now see art as a full multifaceted course. After reading through our text and exploring the concepts in class discussion I can now see the importance not only in integrating art into other subjects but engaging it as a subject of its own and acknowledging the importance it holds in developing well rounded children and adults.

Through this class I have learned that the role of teacher is not to simply ensure children know the right answers and can demonstrate the right skills but it is much more than that. The role of teachers in education is to provoke children to go beyond simple repetition and memorization and explore their learning and understanding. The teacher is not simply a passive guide they must interact with their students on a one on one and class basis so she can meet each child’s special needs and like the balloons in our class program teach the children to steer their skills and their lives so they can meet new heights of understanding and development.