Anorexia Nervosa and Art Therapy

I don't know if anyone would be interested in reading this article but I thought that it was very interesting. I was looking up articles and ideas for my lesson plan and I came across this article that thought that it was interesting. 

http://www.drawntogether.com/anorexia.htm Check it out. 

I was personally captivated about it because it talked about one case study of a Korean girl. Because I am Korean I guess i tend to be interested in what is going on with other Korean people. I know that anorexia is a huge problem in Korea and thought that this article was interesting. Maybe it is something in our beliefs that make us more prone to eating disorders?

Developing Critical Rubics: Last Blog =(

I understand the idea of having a rubic for research papers and presentations but it is very difficult for me to accept the idea of have rubics in an art setting. Granted, it is important that a student, who may not enjoy an art class, to not have the idea that the class is an "easy A", I think that if there are rubics in an art setting than it should be grading care in a project rather than content. I think that the article makes sense that you can categorizes students as being novice, intermediate and experienced but I do not think that the article made it clear why it matters what level these students are in. I think that if you like art you should go for it and not have to be labeled at a novice or any other label. 

In my Inpretation of Poetry class one of the assignments that we had to do was write two sonnets. I did everything that I was supposed to. I made sure it was 14 lines, had every other line rhymn, and had the last two lines have a change in feeling and made sure they rhymned as well. I followed everything that we had to do and then from there on I added my own artistic flow to it. I came up two two sonnets that I was very proud of and ones that had alot of emotions I was feeling at the time. When I got them back they were all marked up and alot of what I thought about and took time to put in it were questioned. I got a B+ on the poems and feel like I was marked unfairly. I followed the rules and the rest was my thoughts and they,apparently, were less than perfect. That really upset me and I think I will make it a point, in my future classroom, to make sure that there was effort in the work and to give every child their own creative license. 

Extra Credit: Art Gazing

The other day Stephanie and I went to the Shaffer Art building to see the student's art exhibit. As we were looking at all the different forms of art I am across one students set of pieces. Jen Hanely was her name and for some reason I was very intrigued at what she was doing in her pieces. Her ability to put in so many different textures and feels to one of her paintings was very interesting to me. The painting on the right was very soft and flowed well. The painting to the left (my favorite of her collection) was very strong. There were different elements in it that gave it many dimensions and textures.

Whenever I see art work done by students or whenever I see someone creating something I find it fasinating that each line and each stroke of a brush can create an image. I think it is so cool that people have can create pieces of art out of what they have in their heads. I, for one, have always been jealous of this talent because I have so many things that I see in my head (e.i. clothes I want to design, the perfect dress, art work) that I want to get out in paper but never can express it. Sometimes it can get very frustrating but I am happy that I at least have the ability to write what I am thinking and the ability to apprepicate what others create. 

Pictures: Paula Kluth

I enjoyed this article because it explained more about art as a medium. I believe that using mediums in the classroom are very important to reach children at different levels and give them different views of the same thing. In my own classroom, I know I will be using music, art, and many different mediums to interact with my children. It is important to me that my students feel comfortable in what they will learn and be exposed to all different kinds of learning.

Not only do these mediums help children with special needs but also these mediums can help everyone in the classroom. I think that inclusive classrooms are very understanding and educated in that all mediums and resources that are helpful not only to their special needs students but also to your "typical" student. Elevators do not only help people in wheelchairs but also help everyone else as well. Mediums are very important! They benefit everyone. 

Art is very interesting in getting children with autism to learn in the classroom because alot of their lives are comprehended through pictures. This is something that I would be interested to learn alot more about.

Romare Bearden: The Block

The website that we had to take a look at was very interesting and educational. There were many mediums that I thought were very interactive and held onto my attention. I loved the option of being able to zoom into the collage and taking a deeper look at the art piece. I also liked that there were so many resources that were friendly to children that would expose them to art, keep them entertained, and way from the television!

When I realized that this site was made by the Met Museum I wanted to see what else the Met offered to children. I found many events that were specific to children. The thing that excited me the most was that there were also tours of the Museum specifically for children with special needs. I loved that they had a hands on exibit and that they open this option to everyone , not only children with special needs. I think that the Museum really understands that what will benefit one child can benefit another. I am very excited that I stumbled upon this feature of the museum and I am excited to take some of the kids I know, back at home, to these exibits over the summer.

Comics in Education

I am being 100% completely honest when I say this: I think comics in education is one of the most brilliant things I have ever heard of and I wish I could have came up with it myself! I have had an epiphany! Children love comics or at least would rather read them than textbooks. And if educational material were made into comic books or “graphic novels” children would be more willing to learn! I love this idea of comics in education and think that teachers should put more effort into making education more fun for their students. I think that if teachers put in a little bit more time into finding educational material through graphics or made them themselves than they will see a great improvement in how well their students pick up on the material.

I am very grateful that I have gotten to read this article because it is definitely something I will be using in my own teaching! I love seeing articles and hear different teaching mediums and methods because it gets me excited and gives me a lot of ideas that will enhance my future student's classroom experience!

Post #7: Rube Goldberg

Rube Goldberg’s art is very interesting. It reminds me of the way that little children make up complex stories to answer a simple question. I think it is adorable and would love to try to draw one for myself. One thing that I thought was a good idea in this article was to draw the way that people thought how children learn. I thought that this was a very creative idea. If people, mainly teachers, understood or had an idea of how children learned and followed that guideline then children will benefit greatly.

Shouldn’t teachers understand how children learn? Sure Rube Goldberg’s picture may have a pot and a conveyor belts in his diagram but if teachers had their own understanding. What steps and levels students need to accomplish to get to the next then than I believe that teachers would stress these levels on every child and help them accomplish what they need to know. These types of drawings can also help students evaluate what they know and can help them come up with creative pictures!