tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51612647282311296942024-03-21T08:17:56.135-05:00MANAGING THE ART CLASSROOMUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161264728231129694.post-5779467904148350382020-12-11T08:57:00.005-06:002023-03-26T11:23:30.134-05:00CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT TAKES TIME<p><br /></p><p></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">3 months.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">That's how long it took to get through to a group of 6th graders a few years ago.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I had more than 30 students in that class, 10 of whom were boys with some kind of issue....</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">ADD, ADHD, ODD, BIP, IEP, 504, you name it, they had it.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It was a constant struggle at first. The boys complained about everything: me, the projects, the class, each other, etc. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They tried to start fights on multiple occasions.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My attempts to have a peaceful class seemed fruitless, but I just dug my heels in and kept trying.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I focused on my own attitude, forcing myself to enjoy the ones who wanted to be there. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I was having fun even if those 10 boys weren't. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I also did not allow them to get away with their behavior, consistently holding them accountable by moving their seats, calling parents, or giving alternative assignments. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I never showed anger or annoyance with them, but nonchalantly applied a consequence whenever they would get out of line.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">My joy was unshakeable, and eventually each one of the boys decided that I was okay.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They started enjoying the class and joking with me, and by the end of the semester there was hardly any trace of negative behavior.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Classroom management takes time.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Sometimes it takes a LOT of time. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Be patient with yourself, keep trying, and eventually most of the kids will come around. </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">You will make it! </span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's not you.</span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It's them.</span></b></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161264728231129694.post-309515996590894812020-12-05T16:53:00.003-06:002021-11-20T20:49:26.371-06:00STRATEGY: MOVING A STUDENT'S SEAT<div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JxJ5WAvjVcTeZ58seh80wHgt2gYX98sMfYzbjF1MK2XN7-OHkmxchfvNvp4opoPAkY7FzmyHSkfN15rWKVLp8EKSQvhg7pTPqFKTdriZNFmiGJ4EMcffkDeBWaZ8dsg3YgeskLiyYZw/s960/education-662458_960_720.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JxJ5WAvjVcTeZ58seh80wHgt2gYX98sMfYzbjF1MK2XN7-OHkmxchfvNvp4opoPAkY7FzmyHSkfN15rWKVLp8EKSQvhg7pTPqFKTdriZNFmiGJ4EMcffkDeBWaZ8dsg3YgeskLiyYZw/w640-h480/education-662458_960_720.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">It is possible to maintain an atmosphere of calm, even in the lunchroom. How do you get the kids to behave when they are in an unstructured environment such as study hall or lunch? The answer is leverage. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">A few days ago, there was a small group of middle school kids who were getting a little bit too rambunctious at lunch. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">In my nicest teacher "loud" voice, I asked the entire lunchroom group to sit down in their seats. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Three boys remained standing. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I walked over to their table and repeated the instruction. </span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">However, one of them said in a mocking tone of voice, "I have a medical condition. I have to stand up." </span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">This was a classic power play and I knew it. </span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I said, "Well, you can either sit down or you can sit with me," and then I walked quickly away from the group, not making eye contact. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Immediately, all 3 boys sat down in unison, saying, "Yes, Ma'am."</span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">Why did they comply? They did not respect me because I am not one of their teachers: they only know me as the art teacher and they could care less what I think of them. </span></b></div><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I do not have a "relationship" built with these kids, so I have almost zero leverage. If I had kept eye contact with them and stayed in proximity until they complied, there would have been a power struggle. It would have resulted in a negative atmosphere and ruined any chance I have of developing a good relationship, as well as invited more misbehavior in the future.</span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">These boys complied because they wanted to keep their privilege of sitting by their friends. That's it. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">They learned something about me, too. I did not yell at them or threaten them. I did not glare at them or say anything negative about them. I simply gave them a choice and allowed them to make it. </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The authors of "Love and Logic" say that one of the most powerful bits of leverage we have is moving a student's seat. This strategy is one that I use often and it works almost every time! </span></b></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><b><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">The lunch period stayed upbeat and the kids remained calm and cheerful. Several students who never talked to me before looked at me with a new respect that day. It is a huge relief to kids when a teacher can keep the peace.</span></b></div></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5161264728231129694.post-65196730054504491582020-02-06T06:44:00.000-06:002021-11-20T20:39:56.366-06:00PRESCRIPTION FOR CHATTY KIDS<div style="background-color: white; color: #1c1e21; margin-bottom: 6px;">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Seeking approval....<br />You want to protect the child's sense of self: you understand that the child needs your acceptance. Any hint of your disapproval could mean damaging their self-esteem. Artwork = extension of self.... this is tricky! Oprah Winfrey says that she hears the exact same question at the end of every interview she's ever done: "Was that okay?" It is human nature to seek approval, no matter how old we are! One of the best ways to respond is to say, "What do YOU think? What is something you like about it? What is something you think needs more work?"</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Apathy.....<br />The child just doesn't feel like working on the art any more. You want to teach the child to strive for excellence, to not ever be satisfied with mediocrity! How can you motivate children to work on improving their art without sending the unintended message that you don't like it, and by extension, that you don't like them? 99% of success is hard work - kids need to be taught how to work hard even when they don't feel like it. Sometimes, students have such a low opinion about their artistic ability that everything they create seems shoddy and they don't see the point of doing any more. Always look for something in the piece that they did well and complement that. Many times, kids have a hard time seeing the good and they need us to believe in them until they can believe in themselves.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Striving for excellence.....<br />The child really wants to know your opinion about how to make the piece better but doesn't know how to ask. They usually know whether or not they've tried their best, but they don't always know exactly what you expect from them. Ask yourself, "Were the lesson objectives clear enough so the children can see for themselves whether or not they succeeded?" Rubrics help with this; they spell out exactly what characteristics describe a mediocre work vs. an exceptional one. There are many kids who really do want to create the most excellent art they possibly can, and they respect your expertise! The ultimate goal is to teach students that the only opinion that really and truly matters is their own, and to teach them to constantly try to improve. There is also a time to be satisfied with the work you've done and to call it finished!</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The second most common question I see is when a teacher has tried all the discipline strategies and failed to reach the kids. They are loud, rude, talk over the teacher, horseplay, and refuse to comply. No matter which discipline strategies s/he tries, the kids just don't care. Here are common things this teacher will list: redirect/remind, re-teaching rules and procedures, talking to the child in the hallway, moving seats, time-out, calling parents, writing kids up, referrals, discipline assignments, etc. At this point, the teacher is frustrated, burned out, and ready to give up. What can s/he do with a class full of kids who just don't care?</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The teacher's attention is THE most powerful reinforcer in the classroom. Think about it - when you give more attention to the students who are doing well than the students who are acting up, what happens? What happens when you focus on the bad behavior? Of course, you don't want to ignore the disruptors, but holding them accountable while simultaneously FOCUSING on the good behavior will work wonders. I have seen this happen again and again in my classroom. Where is my attention? Am I thinking about the bad behavior or the good behavior?</span></b></div>
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Am I focusing on the good in in my students and colleagues? If my day is going poorly, am I choosing to laugh instead of to get annoyed? If the kids are acting up, am I consistently following through with my classroom management plan in a positive, affirming, caring way? Or, am I allowing my irritation to show? </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Fact #2: We give away our power when we get upset. Classroom management expert Fred Jones is famous for saying, "Calm is strength; upset is weakness." Students think it is hilarious when teachers lose their cool, and some kids will purposefully push buttons just to see the show. They do not have much respect for teachers who are easily upset. But, they respect and admire a teacher who remains pleasant and calm even in crazy situations!</b></span></span></span><br />
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<span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="color: #1d2129; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><b>Fact #3: We can strengthen our students, and they us, when positive words are spoken. Even when disciplining, remember that we are <i>helping</i> students by holding them accountable. I say, "I care too much about you to allow you to behave this way..." Also, teach kids to speak positive, encouraging words to each other (and to teachers.) Have them practice encouraging each other and their artwork. If I hear kids complaining or being overly negative, I will nip it in the bud! My classroom is a "No Complaining Zone!"</b></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span face=""arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">non-objective middle school marker designs based on line types</span></b></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Playing games such as "<a href="http://mslk.com/reactions/exquisite-corpse-aka-the-drawing-game/">Exquisite Corpse</a>," where students collaborate to make something that is funny, not serious at all</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://welcometohcaart.blogspot.com/2017/09/this-week-in-art-class-upper-school.html">Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain</a> exercises such as drawing upside down or blind contour drawing</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Have students do a pre-instruction drawing before tackling any kind of realistic style assignment (portraits, figure drawing, landscape painting, etc.). They can compare their pre-instruction drawings to the final piece and see growth! The final piece will not be "perfect," but it will be a whole lot better than the pre-instruction piece!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This past May, I left behind my middle school classroom of 13 years at a large public school to be the art teacher at my son's very small private Christian school. I am closer to home, I get to teach all grade levels K4-12th grade, and I am only a few doors and one flight of steps away from my son! It is my dream job, but there have been a few surprises! I have a whole new respect for elementary classroom teachers, <i>as well as</i> elementary art teachers. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Being an elementary "specials" teacher has opened my eyes to some unique challenges! I was used to seeing my students every day, but now I don't have much time with them. If there are any behavior issues, it takes much longer to iron out the creases. There is just a completely different dynamic to the elementary art classroom, especially when you are the new teacher! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">One of the biggest changes in dynamic has been the clean up routine. At my previous school, I didn't allow anyone to leave until the room was restored to order, dismissing the first ones to clean up thoroughly after I did my "inspection." The kids were highly motivated to go see their friends between classes, so they desperately wanted to be dismissed... sometimes I would hold kids after the bell if they didn't do a good job. Middle school kids also didn't want to be marked tardy to their next class so this was a pretty effective motivator. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Since it is a small school, the classes are manageable. I know about whole class reward systems (star charts, clip charts, etc.), but I really wanted to focus more on individual or small group behaviors at the beginning of the year. </b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I relentlessly documented behaviors for each student, carrying around a clip board and making a list of kids who were doing the right thing so their classroom teacher could award them a Dojo point for "Great Art Classroom Behavior," and talking to individual students about their behavior. I did this for every class,</b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> from day one. However, I didn't want the <i>classroom teacher </i>to be the one responsible for what happened in Art! I am more of a partner with the classroom teacher than I was at the middle school, but I take full responsibility for managing the class while they are in my room! The kids need to learn to respect the art teacher's authority just as much as they respect their classroom teacher's. </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So here was the challenge: <i>how can I create a studio environment that is effective for middle
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I told the kids I was going to stop teaching (teacher pause)….loud student cheering…. like I have been teaching. I will now only teach about 10 minutes each day. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Huh? What was that? What do you mean?" they said. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"You will now get to choose what kind of art YOU want to create! Anything you want... BUT it has to get approval from me. This will be difficult to do, but I think you are smart and up for that challenge!"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I structured everything into the "Eight Studio Habits of Mind." The book, <u>Studio
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1. Understanding Art Worlds:</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Domain:</i> Learning about art history and current practice.
<i>Communities:</i> Learning to interact as an artist with other artists (i.e., in classrooms, in
local arts organizations, and across the art field) and within broader society.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">2. Stretch and Explore: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning to reach beyond one’s capacities, to explore playfully
without a preconceived plan, and to embrace the opportunity to learn from mistakes and
accidents. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">3. Reflect: </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Question and Explain:</i> Learning to think and talk with others about an aspect of
one’s work or working process. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Evaluate:</i> Learning to judge one’s own work and
working process, and the work of others in relation to standards of the field. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">4. Observe: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning to attend to visual contexts more closely than ordinary “looking”
requires, and thereby to see things that otherwise might not be seen.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">5. Develop Craft:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i>Technique: </i>Learning to use tools (e.g., viewfinders, brushes), materials
(e.g., charcoal, paint); learning artistic conventions (e.g., perspective, color mixing)
<i>Studio Practice:</i> Learning to care for tools, materials and space. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">6. Engage and Persist: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning to embrace problems of relevance within the art world
and/or of personal importance, to develop focus and other mental states conducive to
working and persevering at art tasks. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">7. Envision:</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Learning to picture mentally what cannot be directly observed and imagine
possible next steps in making a piece. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">8. Express: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Learning to create works that convey an idea, a feeling, or a personal
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the book, the authors present the Habits of Mind in an oval because they believe they are
non-hierarchical, so none logically come first or last. The belief is that these should not be taught in
a set sequence. Any habit can begin a project and should create a dynamic generative energy. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, the first step was designing my space - I needed flow! I didn’t need
students constantly bumping into each other and I made sure to put my "Painting," "Sculpture and Mask Making," and "Clay" stations closest to my sinks. My "Digital Media" needed to be as
far away from anything liquid as possible. I also was selective about how many students I would allow at each station. I needed to get in my head a maximum number of kids I wanted to work at "Sculpture." </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You are still only one person. This type of teaching makes you feel like an octopus, mind you! I decided I would only allow one student at a time at "Clay." This is a personal
preference. I only let three in "Sculpture," four in "Drawing," and so forth. This is something you will
have to determine yourself on what you can manage and the number of students in your class
as well as how many different type of stations you set up. I also close some stations down. I
may not have had the opportunity to demonstrate that area yet. So, until I get to a lesson that
teaches students how to use it, RED light on that area.</span></b><br />
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place for long lessons. This is an exploratory type of learning. Again, you are there to guide
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Demonstrate different media. Show them how to create a printing foam
plate, ink a plate, describe the tools and their proper names. Make lots of posters to hang over
each section. Label the parts of a brush and so forth. When you speak to the kids, reference
their tools by the proper names. Remind them to read the binders at each table for information. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I provide tablets and Chromebooks for students to use as reference tools as well as tons of
lesson books, text books, and a variety of picture examples. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I try very hard to not answer their
questions. Yes, I have become that teacher who answers a question with a question! This way
of teaching is VERY exciting for students BUT very hard. It will frustrate them a great deal
because they don’t want to sit and listen to you but they also don’t want to explore the answers
themselves. They want you to tell them how or do it for them. Resist the urge to do this. It is
not about you, but about them and how well they are absorbing the process. </span></b><br />
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Based Learning is all in the </span><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">process</span></i><span style="font-size: x-large;">!</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">TAB stands for TEACHING for ARTISTIC BEHAVIOR.
TAB recognizes the student as an artist. That word is important to use. This will build self
confidence and self esteem. They are to design their own work. This helps a student to
understand what they are doing to become more vested in the end result.
I can’t tell you how many times students get ten minutes into a project and come to me and ask
if they can move to another station. My answer is always emphatically, "No." </span></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will NEVER let a
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is always super important to help direct their thoughts without doing the work
for them. Reference them to samples, send them to teacher approved Youtube channels,
demonstrate personally. Ask them open ended questions. None of those "Yes/No" answers! The beauty of this way of teaching is that students can work at their own pace. I had to throw mass production and tons of completed work "out the window!" Some students spend 5 weeks on
one project. I have no problem with this if they are engaged and always working. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The idea is about quality and understanding, not about quantity. The reality is that you are always going to get
someone who decides they are just going to sit and do nothing and drag it out. Let me remind
you that you are not giving "G’s" for "Good" in middle school. You are giving grades. So, how do
you grade if you have a student who only makes two projects for a semester and another who
produces five?
The answer is simple: daily class participation grades. Yes, that is very elementary! However, you have to be aware of what is going on in your room. You can not sit at your desk
and answer emails and get wrapped up in writing a lesson plan. You have to pay attention at all
times to what is happening in your room; more specifically, what your students have done to
stay on task. I will redirect a few times but then I remind my students that if I see them not
working, it is a zero for the day. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am an all or nothing kind of gal, too. Coloring one section of
your piece that is the size of a quarter does not equate 100% participation for the day. I will give
a zero for that. They always panic when they see they don’t have a 100 in art. You will hear,
“Will I move to the next grade if I fail your class?” The answer is not one you want to advertise
as being a "yes." This is something they need to get used to. As I am also the teacher at the
high school and I am trying to prepare them for a more intense grading system when they
join me over there. I spend the majority of my day teaching 9th-12th graders. I travel at the very
end of the day to teach one course at the middle school. I would love to see them have a full
time art teacher at both schools. However, right now that is not in the cards. So I do the best I
can to prepare the students I do have at the middle school for high school life and try to "unbaby" them. </span></b><br />
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<b style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, how does a day look? I start with a popcorn lesson. It may be a demonstration about
different drawing tools and how to use them. The parts of a brush, how to use watercolor paint
and different techniques, one point perspective, using paper mache, or how to create a pinch
pot. You get the idea! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I go full on elementary level with them. It works! I sit in a chair and make
my students sit around me on the floor. This guarantees I have their full attention. If I need to
demonstrate, I will set up a small table in front of them or an easel. </span></b><br />
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wrote each child’s name on a piece of paper and drew their name from a bowl. They got to
choose where they wanted to go. This was a lottery system of sorts to get them started. As students
begin to finish projects they come to me and ask which station is open and where could they go
work. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have paper plans for the kids to fill out and they are required to create a sketch of what they
want to make. I have to initial this plan before they can begin work. I make them save ALL
plans and sketches. I have folders for each class. This is a great way to assess their progress.
This is what I love about TAB teaching. You can really see student growth and development. </span></b><br />
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am going to be honest. My kids really get frustrated because my standards are very high. They
want to draw a person and bring me a cartoon. I make them start again and go read books on
proper proportions and watch videos. Then I will sit with the student and help them step by step
periodically. When students finish their final piece they always have to fill out an artist
statement form. It is important they still understand the elements of art and
principles of design. They have to have a title for their art and be able to explain their
inspiration. It’s one thing to make art, but they also have to be able to talk about it. Since I adopted TAB teaching, I have noticed the students get very excited when they finish a piece! They revert back to that first grade
child who splits their face in half with a smile when I hug them and tell them what a wonderful
job they did and how much they learned in the process. I always point out their struggles and
how they overcame. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have far fewer discipline issues. Students are doing what they want to do so they are
engaged. You will still always have something that happens in class. It is almost impossible to
develop a perfect group of 20+ hormonal preteens/teens. However, they are old enough to understand sarcasm. I will say my own teenagers taught me many things over the years.
When they show out, I shut them down. I have no problem teasing a child into submission. It is
all in how you do it though. They have to know you love them. You can’t make fun of a kid and
it come across as mean. They have to see your heart behind your eyes. For example, my kids are
very smart. BUT, they still want to do as little as humanly possible and look for the easiest
solution to creating something. They will bring me a sketch and I will ask them if they are 5 or
12? They always grin and drop their head. They know. Meaning….they know I am on to them.
They have gotten to where they come to me and I just say no to a drawing and point to the
resource center. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have heard so many times from my other students, “You know that is not
complicated enough for her! You have to go put more stuff in your drawing.” OR “That doesn’t
look real enough.” They have started helping each other. That is the most amazing thing to
witness because they are peer helping. They are critiquing each other’s work. Which is
something you want to happen. The beauty is, it naturally happens if you stick to high
standards. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I push them like high school students. They are very capable. They go through
some sort of process in art with me now. They don’t like me at first. Who is this woman who is
always telling me I need to do more? This is soooooo hard! But half way though they all get a
break through. By the end they don’t want to leave and see me in the halls now and tell me how
much they miss art. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">They miss </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">ART,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">ya’ll!!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Deep breath, sigh.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>Success. </i></span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">After all, aren’t we all
teaching art because we love it and are trying to teach others to appreciate the arts?
Now back to the reality. Do I have students I struggle with? Who I wish I could pinch? Sure. I
still have to write students up. This didn’t cure all misbehavior. Everyone has experienced that
one student no matter how hard you try, has a chip on their shoulder and works super hard to
be bad. I just have to tell myself they are children, no matter how large they are. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lastly, their work is very impressive. I love the surprise I experience regularly about different
talents my kids possess. It doesn’t take long for the kids to find out they thrive in painting but
don’t like weaving. Or, that they love the thrill of having messy hands with starch as they build an amazing
creation or dislike the tedious nature of hand stitching. Or, it could be just the opposite. They
hate being messy but love the detail work of hand stitching or weaving. They really are exploring
a lot of different media! If they have an idea and it doesn’t fit the mold somewhere, I am always open
to listening and trying to help them work out a plan to complete it. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The key here is to try and
expose them to as much as possible and allow them to explore.
Not all classrooms will work this way. I have too much to teach at the high school to operate a
classroom like this at that level. However it works beautifully at the middle school. I suppose I
do a version of choice at my advanced Art 3 and Art 4 levels at the high school. Elementary
school might choose to do TAB days. You don’t have to set up an entire room to TAB teaching
to still use this method. You can have just a few centers set up. Make up a "Fun Friday" on the
elementary level. Create a sticker chart where a class has to earn a certain number of stickers
for good behavior. Once they have achieved the right number, give them a Fun Friday and do a
version of TAB centers. Get creative on how you explore this method. I personally love it and
will not go back to my old way at the middle school level. It just works way too well and my
students are so much more pleasant and producing amazing pieces of art. TAB is a new way of
life for me and one I love so very much!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have any questions or would like me to share any lessons or documents with you I am
happy to email you what I have. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Many Blessings and Happy Creating!</span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">An award winning veteran teacher, Mrs. Shelly Bailey recently switched from teaching elementary art to teaching middle and high school art in a new school district. Teaching a single middle school class every afternoon (after teaching at the neighboring high school most of the day), she was at her wits' end trying to figure out how to deal with multiple issues. There were behavior problems as well as a culture shift in the school with new administration. She was also the "new teacher" trying to teach art to kids who had never even had an art class. Here is the first part of her story about how the TAB philosophy (Teaching For Artistic Behavior) helped her create a passion for art in her students (and keep her sanity!) </b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dear Art Friends, </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before
I began doing TAB teaching, I began to research. I was not dying to start something new, mind you. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, I was struggling. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Hmmmm," you say? Yes, hard to imagine a middle school
art teacher with any struggles, right? I say this tongue in cheek. Discipline is an issue in any
visual art production oriented class. We just have a lot going on. If you don’t have seriously
strong and understood rules, an art class can get very out of hand. But, combine that with
hormones, being a part time teacher who only teaches one class a day, and lack of discipline
support from administration... let’s be real here; I was miserable. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">This blog is to help real life
teachers like yourself. I don’t want to sugarcoat this. I had large issues that I didn’t know how
to fix with my standard way of teaching. I have been in art education for 22 years. I should be
able to say, "I have done and seen it all and I am an expert." Right? </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Wrong. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Times continue to
change, as do students, attitudes, technology, and parents. Not all in a bad way, either. I mean
wow... Pinterest has changed my life. :) We do, however, see an evolution in the classroom.
Students are so technologically plugged in. That is such an amazing thing. I am from the
generation of pay-phones and libraries. If you were late coming home from your designated time
you were grounded. My phone conversations consisted of stretching the phone cord as far as I
could get it into the kitchen pantry; sitting in the dark while I gossiped with my friends on the
phone until my mom or dad opened the door and blinded me with the lights and told me to get
off. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">When I was feeling rebellious I’d go down to the basement, but dad would keep picking up
the phone as my “cue” to get off. If I ignored it, he systematically beat on the flooring overhead
with his foot. However, if it escaped my teenage mind I would get the dreaded pick up, with him
screaming my name on the line to hang up and that he needed to use the phone... mortal
embarrassment! Kids are a little more oblivious of embarrassment these days. They can cut
you down quicker than you can think of a snappy comeback. Fear doesn’t seem to be in their
vocabulary. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I say, "fear," because I had a healthy dose of that growing up. It was bred out of
respect for my elders. I did not want to experience the wrath that could and would ensue.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Hence my dilemma. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We had a turnover of all administration in the entire front office. Things
were in chaos. Rules were unclear or constantly changing. Not only did the kids seem to be
running things, faculty members were always angry and put out. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, in the midst of this craziness and misery I decided that I was a smart woman! If you allow negativity to feed into your spirit it
can overcome you. Open the door a crack and it can quickly become a gaping cavern. Misery
loves company! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had to break the pattern. I visually saw myself in a pit and <i>I found the ladder
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I had heard about TAB teaching before. But, like most of us who think of student-driven art, my brain went to, “Oh, heck no!! I mean, I need to teach them things, right?" I
pride myself on organized chaos. A TAB classroom just sounded like a room full of puppies; super cute and
adorable for about 5 minutes, then you can’t keep them in one spot or stop them from barking or
biting each other. Anyone else out there experience puppy behavior? </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So, after deep thought
and contemplation, this is what I came up with. My kids didn’t understand art. Most of them had
never even had art in elementary school. They just got a part time art teacher in my district two
years ago so the program there is in the baby stages of development. What my kids knew about
art was what they had taught themselves or seen on t.v. They literally wanted to draw rainbows,
write their initials, and fill up a piece of paper with hearts or cartoons. Sigh... this is every art
teacher’s worst nightmare. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">T</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">o add insult to injury, I was their last class of the day. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">They were
spent. They wanted to go outside and play. “Isn’t art supposed to be about playing?" they’d say. "Why do we have to sit here and listen to you talk to us? Why do we have to follow you step by
step?" </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I would reply, "Because I said so." Sheesh... that sounded like my parents talking. I heard so much, “I don’t want to do this” and “I don’t like art” more than I ever had in my life!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Wow!" I said to myself, "Is it
me? Do I need to stop teaching? Have I lost my touch?"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then it hit me. They don’t know HOW to create! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">What is creativity? Ask them to think outside of
the box and they ask me, "What box? Huh? What do you mean?"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But, more importantly, I finally
understood what these particular students needed. Are you ready for the magic word? The
word that changed my life? </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Control...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Oh gracious, I had lost my ever loving mind. Giving middle school kids control is crazy. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought, "They
will surely fire me over this one!"</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">But then I went back to the awesomeness of me. Yes, I say </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">awesomeness!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Because I forgot momentarily that I am awesome. So are you!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I am educated. I have two degrees. I show my art professionally. I am 42 years old (doesn’t that mean by default I have some life experience brilliance?). I have raised 4 children. Wait stop….what? I have raised children!!!! </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ding Ding Ding…..It was so simple I felt stupid. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">How many times had I convinced my children to do things I knew they didn’t want to do? I made it always sound like it was their idea! Brilliant! So I presented TAB to my students this way. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Boys and girls, I am about to change our room around. Don’t mind the mess for the next week. We are about to start a new kind of art. The kind you will get to control!"</span></b></blockquote>
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Okay...right then their interest was caught. Students replied, “What did you say Mrs. Bailey?!" </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Yes you heard me right. But right now, I can’t talk about it. When I get the room ready then I will tell you in detail."</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I organized my room into pods. Drawing, Printmaking, Architecture, Clay, Sculpture and Mask Making, Digital Media and Photography, Art History, Resource Center, Painting, Collage, and Fiber Arts. I pushed desks together and put supplies in close proximity to these areas. I created binders with "How To’s" and explanations. They also included sample completed lessons. I spent hours and days compiling information. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I pulled up everything I could find on TAB teaching. I borrowed and revamped other teacher plans and documents. I must have made 8,000 labels and collected as many containers as I could find to put various supplies in. I basically turned my supply closet inside out. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My kids were mesmerized and couldn’t wait to find out what I was doing and what they were about to do. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">So the play began... at least that is what my students thought was about to occur!</span></b><br />
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Some folks I've talked to don't do anything different, their lesson plans stay on course and there are no extra measures in place for dealing with behavior. At my school, however, I usually need to make some kind of survival plan! I am writing this post for future reference, a "note to self," and I would LOVE to know how other teachers deal with the increase in misbehavior right before a holiday! What are your tips and tricks?</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Here is an article I wrote in 2015 - you would think I should have this classroom management thing down by now, wouldn't you? ... </span></b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/2015/03/surviving-middle-school-until-spring.html">Surviving Middle School Until Spring Break</a></span></b></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I thought I had a pretty good survival plan in place. We were doing fun art projects, so I knew the kids were motivated to stay on task. I was consistently holding kids accountable, not ignoring misbehavior but dealing with it when it came up. I was following my classroom management plan and we even reviewed the rules and expectations, line by line. I had the <a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/p/discipline-assignment-for-art.html">alternative assignment</a> out in plain sight to remind kids to behave. I was bound and determined to have fun, to be patient with my students, to keep a positive attitude, and to smile! </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However, In the last several weeks before Spring Break, there were daily incidents that I had to deal with - some days I felt like I was living in the book, <u>The Lord of the Flies</u>! A few students were defiant. I had to break up fights in the hallways. I had to repeat instructions endlessly because kids were inattentive. One afternoon, a student repeatedly defied my instructions to remain seated. When I handed him the discipline form at the end of class, he loudly stated, "I ain't signing that! I TOLD you why I got up!" I didn't say a word, I just wrote, "refused to sign" on the form and contacted the parent later that afternoon. </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">1. Mindset, mindset, mindset!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><a href="https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2010/04/10/how-to-teach-without-stress/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">"DECIDE FIRST"</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></a></b></span><br />
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My thought patterns fell into a trap this year, one of complaining about student behavior. I KNOW what a mistake it is to complain out loud, but I was doing it silently, which is just as bad...</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Because of this negative mindset, I wound up making classroom management mistake #1: NEVER LOSE YOUR TEMPER. (Upset = weakness, calm = strength!) It was really making me mad to have to deal with all the extra misbehavior. I had a "Why, me?" mindset and didn't even realize it. </span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Next time, I plan to practice thinking positive thoughts each morning before school starts. Michael Linsin recommends that teachers do what Olympic athletes do, <a href="https://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2010/04/10/how-to-teach-without-stress/">"Decide First,"</a> which means that you decide ahead of time that no matter what happens, you will remain calm.</span></b></span></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">2. Choose the lesson plan wisely. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">For some unknown reason, the last day before Spring Break I planned on having students finish up art projects, which involved printing ink, brayers, lots of newspaper and old magazines, paper towels, paints, aluminum foil, metallic markers, glue, etc. </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Ummm, nope! What was I thinking? This was an utter failure and I realized it a little too late for that first class of students! </span></b></div>
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<span class="s1"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Part of my survival plan before Spring Break is to have a discipline assignment out in plain sight, with a note on the board that says, "Any student who is disrespectful or irresponsible will work on the discipline assignment instead of painting or printing." It usually works like a charm, because the majority of the kids are pretty motivated to make art! However, there are still a few kids who could care less about art and refuse to comply, no matter what I do. For these students, rewards can help motivate them to behave. Getting to sit with their friends, Tootsie Rolls (no chocolate or nuts for allergy sensitive kids), and <a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/p/a-reward-system-that-works.html">small prizes</a> are golden! (For those of you who are philosophically opposed to extrinsic motivators, what do you recommend as alternatives?)</span></b></span><br />
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theartofed.com/2016/04/08/5-projects-combat-spring-fever/">5 Projects To Combat Spring Fever, </a>by Melissa Purtee, theartofed.com</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It is really easy to talk about staying calm, about thinking positive thoughts, and remaining professional. However, in the day to day happenings of an art classroom, it is easier said than done! Some kids really know how to push buttons, and sometimes there are students or groups of students who make a game out of seeing just how far they can push a teacher to frustration. They think it is fun, and they revel in the power they think they have if a teacher gives in to frustration and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">cries, or yells, or even quits</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> due to their behavior. It can be a real power struggle with certain students. How can you take back your power? How can you remain calm in the face of utter defiance, rebellious and rude behavior, disrespect, and apathy? All you really want to do is teach, to make a difference in the lives of these kids and sometimes it seems like they could care less. It breaks your heart. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classroom management is not </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">something we automatically know how to do - it is</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>not</b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">instinctual to remain calm in the face of belligerence....</span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Classroom management is most definitely knowledge based.</span></b><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have got to have access to the thinking part of our brain when we find ourselves immersed in emotionally charged situations. I MUST remain CALM. </span><b style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To quote Fred Jones:</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: large;">"Calm = strength....Upset = weakness."</span></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Getting upset is not about being weak or immature. It is natural and, quite simply, a human thing to do! There is nothing wrong with getting upset. The trick is, how do you prevent those negative emotions from controlling you. </span></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The ability to remain positive and calm in the midst of a highly stressful, chaotic, negative situation can work WONDERS. Kids will respond so much better to a teacher they can trust to remain peaceful, not reactive. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b>Tip #1: Decide. </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Take some advice from Michael Linsin and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">do what Olympic athletes do: </span><b style="font-family: verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.smartclassroommanagement.com/2010/04/10/how-to-teach-without-stress/"><span style="font-size: large;">DECIDE FIRST</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Before you get to school in the morning, take a few minutes to imagine yourself remaining calm throughout the day - no matter what happens - even if a figurative stampede of wild horses runs through your classroom you <b><i>WILL </i></b>stay calm. Think about a scenario that would normally upset you, but also imagine yourself remaining calm, cool, and collected. If you practice this morning routine, mentally choosing to relax regardless of circumstances, you might be surprised at how </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">well it works! </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-size: xx-large;">Tip #3: Ground. </b><span style="font-size: large;">If you find yourself getting overwhelmed, you can practice "grounding." This is a calming therapeutic technique where you tap into the five senses. For years, I did this without even realizing it when I would eat a Tootsie Roll if I felt like I was about to lose it. Teaching middle school can be extremely stressful because we are surrounded by highly emotional and volatile students all day long. There have been a couple of times in my career </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">where I was about to cry, but I stopped to eat a Tootsie Roll or piece of chocolate. That sweet taste calmed me down enough to keep on going. One other thing that helps me is to put on a good lotion as a form of aromatherapy. The kids enjoy the smell, too! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">Rely on your classroom management plan, redirect the misbehaving student or issue a consequence <i>with no visible frustration.</i> Don't let the kids see that you are upset! </span>So, the next time little Billy throws a wad of paper across the room and talks back when you correct him, issue a consequence with no emotion (flat voice, no sighing or eye rolling, etc.) and then IMMEDIATELY focus your attention on the students who are doing their work and doing it well. </span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;">Don't allow your emotions to have any power over what you say or do. </span><span style="font-size: large;">Period. One fact about teaching is that you give away your power if you give in to frustration. Believe it or not, emotions can be extremely deceptive. Feelings lie! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Tip #5: Focus on the positive.</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b style="font-size: 24px;"> </b><span style="font-size: large;">Make a conscious effort to look for good things your students are doing and recognize that. Even if it is only a few kids in the class who are seated and/or working, notice it and acknowledge it! Believe it or not, you can train the students to work for your positive attention instead of negative. It sounds crazy, but it's true. You control your thoughts. Focus them mostly on the positive behaviors! If you have the mental control to ignore intensely negative emotions that are bubbling up inside you and instead focus your mind on the great things going on, your power increases exponentially! How much attention are you paying to misbehavior? Kids will work for your attention, whether positive or negative! Force your mind to think more about the kids who are doing right, One of the mistak</span></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;">es I made as a new teacher was paying way too much attention to misbehavior and not focusing on the "good" students enough. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 32px; letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>Tip #6: Plan. </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">Be proactive! H<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">ave a fantastic <a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/p/classroom-management-plan.html">classroom management plan</a> and k</span>now ahead of time how you are going to deal with misbehaviors. Then, <span style="letter-spacing: 0px;">follow through with it <i>consistently </i>and that alone will cut down on a lot of behavior. </span></span><span style="font-size: large; letter-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html">Studies show</a> that teachers who actually do something about classroom disruptions have half the number of misbehaviors as teachers who ignore kids who are acting up. One thing Marlene Nall Johnt said to me about how she survived teaching all the way to retirement was this: "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "calibri" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I survived by being sure of what I was going to do in every class... students aren’t grumpy and frustrated when they understand what is expected from them and that vastly cuts down on unruly behaviors.The art projects had to be challenging as well. I also had a fair and reasonable discipline plan that didn’t change from year to year. All the kids knew it and all of the principals knew it. All the parents could understand it. They knew that behind this smiling face was a woman who was made of steel when it came to following her discipline plan, ha."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">It all has to do with the "fight or flight" response in the brain. In her book, <u><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Retired-Art-Teacher-Tells-All/dp/1450249760">A Retired Art Teacher Tells All</a></u>, Marlene Nall Johnt describes a conversation she once had as a young art teacher with the shop instructor. In an attempt to describe the teenager's brain, he said it is like a partially baked biscuit. It looks done on the outside but the inside is still soft and doughy. This is a funny story, but there is a whole lot of truth therein!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It turns out that part of the "primitive" brain stem, the amygdala, matures at a faster rate in adolescents and the frontal cortex matures more slowly. The amygdala is where powerful emotions lie, such as aggression, pleasure, and fear. The frontal cortex, the large piece at the front of the brain, is where people think through things rationally. Studies show that when the amygdala is fired up, the frontal cortex is NOT, so to speak. It has also been shown that at puberty kids' brains are changing and their rational abilities are truly hampered. They really just don't think! [BTW, studies also show that they know what they're doing when they make those really bad decisions - so they don't have any excuses. (Check out this National Institute of Health article about the </span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2475802/"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">adolescent brain.)</span></a><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">]</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">"It takes roughly 27 minutes for adrenaline to clear the bloodstream. During that time, your brain 'downshifts' to the brainstem. Even with mild upset, you are in 'survival mode.' In 27 minutes, you'll be back into your cortex. Then you can think and reason again....</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Now, let me give you a piece of advice about managing a classroom. You will do a much better job with a cortex. </span></i></b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">When you downshift, a classroom suddenly becomes thirty cortexes manipulating one brainstem. Those are not even odds.</span> </b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">As the saying goes:</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="-moz-font-feature-settings: normal; -moz-font-language-override: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> My life is in the hands of any fool who can make me angry." Fred Jones, <u>Tools For Teaching</u></span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i> This week, elementary art teacher Beth Young tells us her amazing story of arts advocacy in the little town of Decatur, Alabama. She just so happened to write a grant through the state department, and it snowballed into a year-long community celebration of the arts! She garnered the help of authors, artists, community volunteers, and even brought the famous Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend to Decatur. I was able to attend one of the many events with the quilt makers and it was one of the most memorable experiences I have ever had. (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/noel.king1/posts/10205830961597583">Here is a Facebook post by Noel King, featuring some of the ladies' beautiful voices raised in song!</a>) I am very much looking forward to seeing the Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend again at the AAEA Fall Conference! Thank you, Beth, for sharing your story with all of us, and thank you for all your hard work last year. You are an inspiration! (All photo credits: Beth Young)</i></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> It was a beautiful warm
day for February despite
the chilling rain from the
days before. “Will they
come?" I thought to
myself as I drove the giant
15 passenger van up to
the community center.
Oh, how I hoped so.
Then, a click-clack and a
loud whistle alerted me
that a passing train would
soon approach. Stopped
by a train! Of all days for this to happen! Then, a
peace enveloped the van
as I was privately
serenaded by the most
moving music that I’ve
ever heard. It was like
hearing a bit of Heaven
itself as the perfect
harmony of Mary Ann
Pettway, China Pettway,
Lucy Witherspoon, and
Gloria Hoppins assured
me that everything was
going to be alright. My worries about the details
of the day (what if people don’t show up,
what if the mikes don’t
work, what if I say the
wrong thing to the crowd,
what if.... what if.... what
if....) evaporated as every
note dripped like honey,
sweetening my very soul.
My concerns about “me”
evolved into hope for
“we.” <span style="font-style: italic;">We </span>were going to
make it to <span style="font-style: italic;">our </span>own event- a culminating activity from a year of
artistic endeavors designed to bring
everyone together. <span style="font-style: italic;">Our </span>community
would be treated to a time of stitch and
song, courtesy of these famous quilters
from Gee’s Bend, Alabama. <span style="font-style: italic;">“We” </span>would
bask in the luxury of this special treat for
<span style="font-style: italic;">everyone. </span></span></b></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><i> </i>This mindset did not come easily for me. About a year before, I found myself at a </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">crossroads in my career. After nearly twenty years of teaching art, I was feeling the pain of burn out. So often art
teachers become little “islands” in our
schools. We are a functional but entirely
separate entity. Regular classroom
teachers can be well meaning but they
rarely know what our jobs entail. Many days we are asked to perform a plethora of
activities in addition to what we are
already doing. We become the “go to”
people for bulletin boards, cute displays,
and neat play backdrops. We are often
respected, but are sometimes considered nothing more than a way for the regular
teachers to get their much needed
“breaks.” All the while we follow our
plans as we manage multiple classrooms
and often multiple schools. I’ve found that
people in our field respond in one of two
ways: </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. We become "high energy," multi-task people who do it all (and then some)
with a smile.</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">
2. We gripe and gripe
and gripe and then gripe
some more. (I found that
I was feeling too old and
too tired to do #1, so #2
became my way of life.)
It’s no wonder that many art teachers feel the need to constantly
promote the value of their programs. I
was trying to do it all alone and was
developing a chip on my shoulder the
size of Mt. Kilimanjaro in the process. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Then one day, after some quiet meditation,
I had an epiphany. I realized that when
we look at “we” instead of “me” change
happens. (Also, I decided that worrying
about everything was doing me no good. ) </span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #8c8f8e; font-family: "helveticaneue"; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">an amazing
opportunity
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> In the spirit of this new
revelation, a community
based art project seemed to
be a solution. By enlisting participation from a wide
range of people, we could
promote the value of art.<br /> The original plan was a low
budget one that would
involve the interaction of all
three of my schools.
However, when we decide not to worry and to allow
great things to happen,
opportunity came our
way!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> One day when I happened to
call Andy Meadows, Alabama’s
state art specialist, about the
guidelines of the state
superintendent’s art show, he encouraged me to try for the
AAEI (Alabama Art Education
Initiative.) This state grant
provides up to $25,000 to help
schools that do not have art
programs and offers up to
$20,000 for a chance to expand
existing programs. We decided
to focus on a program that would incorporate the arts with
other areas of study while it
would teach children about the
adaptive skills of our past. We
also planned to offer a series of
“power of art” workshops (with
STIPD credit) for our faculties. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> We received the grant! It enabled us to hire some great
drawing cards for our community. We hired Nancy Raia to
help us pilot a program for senior citizens and children,
award winning muralist Markus Tracy to help us put together
a community mural, author Irene Latham to give book talks,
and four ladies from Gee’s Bend to sing and give workshops
throughout the town. Although we were prepared to work
together on a shoe string budget, the grant gave us great
opportunities. All artists agreed to offer workshops for
everyone.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b> We decided to expand our core planning group
to include the Morgan County Archives, the
Decatur Morgan County Convention and
Visitors Bureau, the Decatur Public Library,
the Alabama Center for the Arts, the Carnegie
Visual Arts Center, the Decatur Youth
Enrichment Center, and local historians
Peggy Towns, Judge David Breland, Dr.
Wylheme Ragland, and Frances Tate. City
Councilman Billy Jackson, Morgan County
Commissioner Ray Long, Mayor Don Kyle,
Riverside Senior Center, local quilters Bonnie Goodman and Betty Jeffreys, downtown
redevelopment planner Rick Paler, the Decatur
Daily, WYAM TV, Kappa teacher’s sorority,
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concentrated on what it did well. The result
was a series of well planned events that
attracted a variety of people. Teamwork was
the key. The following pages highlight our
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<span style="color: #8c8f8e; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sometimes it just takes a call.</span></span><span style="color: #8c8f8e; font-family: "helveticaneue"; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="color: #8c8f8e; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A sizable grant helped us
tremendously, but many people are willing to do a lot for free. All it really takes is to
go out of your box to make some new connections. We found that many of the city
venues and businesses are in the same boat as us in that they need exposure, so they
are more than willing to work together. Good luck!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more great photos, videos, and details about our events, go to decaturdaily.com, <a href="http://www.irenelatham.com/">Irene Latham's website</a> and <a href="http://irenelatham.blogspot.com/2016/02/a-little-gees-bend-in-decatur-al.html">Irene Latham's blog</a>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/gee-s-bend-quilters-talk-with-students-about-respect-hard/article_55d7ed9f-9e54-509a-9ddb-95674ce188c9.html">Gee's Bend Quilters Talk With Students About Respect, Hard Work</a>, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">decaturdaily.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><i>Rodney Porterfield, the mastermind behind Mr. P Studios on Youtube, has been teaching elementary art in central Alabama since 2006. His instructional videos are a hit with thousands of subscribers, and he even sponsors Art Camps during the summer. </i></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Last year, he was honored by his colleagues with the Teacher of the Year award!</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> One of the things that I’ve learned during my years is that this age group, K-2, are very eager to tell you details from their lives; wanting to share everything from their family history to what they ate for dinner that night! It is very endearing, but with 43 classes of 20-25 students, that I see for only 30 min. a week, it’s hard to hear them all and have time to teach the art lesson for the day! In the beginning I wouldn’t place too much importance on their stories, favoring teaching over what they had to say. </span></b></span><b style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Over the years, however, I have found that it’s those stories that allow you to connect with the students in a more personal way. I actually began telling stories of my own. As they began to connect with me, it wasn’t long before I could get them to do anything I asked! They would attempt tasks they found challenging, I could manage my class more efficiently and correct behaviors with very little push back. In fact, I found that I didn’t even see many of the misbehaviors that my colleagues were experiencing. I call this “Connecting before Correcting." Connect with your students, earn their respect, then speak into their lives.</span></b><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Just the sheer volume of it all! Sometimes I envy secondary art teachers simply because they don’t teach every student in the school...it takes a full week for me to see them all. And I have seen it worse... taking twice as long for some of my colleagues. Planning and delivering lessons, however, became much better when I decided to leverage technology and social media. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Before leaving on paternity leave I gave it a try; I recorded a lesson, played it at the beginning of each class, and afterwards stepped back and facilitated the lesson... letting the video do the teaching. After a little trial and error, I found a ‘formula’ that worked well, and felt comfortable leaving to attend to my new family. Fast forwarding a bit, I still found it to be the best method for delivering lessons.</span></b></span><br />
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<b style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Watching me on video is one thing...and I try extra hard to be entertaining, but the kids busy having fun while learning is a whole other level of entertainment. Many teachers have commented on how their students love to see their peers’ interpretation of the lessons. So, just as easily as before, I add that student footage to the end of the instructional final cut to make my Gold Master that I then upload to Youtube. All and all, the process takes several weeks to finish, mainly due to the fact that it takes that long to finish any one lesson! If I had all the footage, the time invested in actually editing from raw footage to GoldMaster can be done in about an hour. Which speaks to another point I’d like to make. Everything from start to finish is simple, portable, and time efficient...three things that I require or I wouldn’t be able to get it all done on my own. When you think about it, my entire studio fits in a day bag. I can shoot HD quality video on the fly and edit while watching my (now) 2 kids play at the park. Whatever your setup, it has to fit your life or you won’t keep doing it.</span></b><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Create a brand identity. It gives people a way to identify you from everyone else. This can be as simple as having a catchy name and a really cool format for your videos to follow. They call me Mr. P at school, so I went with MrPstudios; simple and to the point. Also, my format is easy and allows me to stand out a bit as well. When shooting video, my perspective is as though I’m speaking directly to the students...explaining it all to them in a way they can best digest it...which, of course, speaks to the origins of these videos in the first place. </span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you have ever done printmaking with any age, you understand the mess! Inky fingers, wet prints everywhere, brayers and tubes of ink cluttering up the tables and counters, not to mention all that newspaper all over the room! How in the world do you get the kids to clean up in 10 minutes, keep their prints clean, and keep the students (and yourself) calm through it all? </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Tip #1: </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">KEEP IT SIMPLE!</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Start with the messy supplies sloooowly and keep the objectives very, very basic. The first day of printing, I had a few students at a time pull a test print, taking turns at the counter while the rest of the students painted with watercolor at their tables. (I wanted them to prepare interesting backgrounds for their prints with the paint, and it allowed them an opportunity to experiment with the paint without any pressure of an official learning objective. I adored the <a href="http://welcometohmsart.blogspot.com/2016/04/getting-ready-to-print.html">beautiful images</a> they made, too!)</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I have done printmaking many times in the past, and I think I have a pretty good plan....even if <a href="http://artteachershelpal.blogspot.com/2016/05/keeping-order-in-midst-of-chaos.html">it is the end of the year, with distracted, wild, kids!</a></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theartofed.com/2017/10/09/10-things-help-manage-cleanup-printmaking/?utm_content=bufferfc022&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer">10 Everyday Items To Help Manage the Mess of Printmaking,</a> by Wynita Harmon, theartofed.com</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://dolvinartknight.blogspot.com/2016/12/reduction-printmaking-5th-grade.html">Reduction Printmaking With 5th Grade, </a>by Hope Hunter Knight, Mrs. Knight's Smartest Artists (check out the labeled table covers - brilliant!)</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://artcuratorforkids.com/27-creative-printmaking-projects-for-kids/">Creative Printmaking Projects For Kids, </a> The Art Curator For Kids, by Cindy Ingram</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://thomaselementaryart.blogspot.com/2013/04/4th-grade-animal-printmaking-best.html?m=1">Thomas Elementary Art: 4th Grade Animal Printmaking (The best printmaking project I have ever done!)</a>, by Zach Stoller</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://minimatisse.blogspot.com/2016/04/kindergarten-students-flipping-their.html">Kindergarten Students Flipping Their Own Instruction For Printmaking, </a>Mini Matisse, by Nic Hahn</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.theartofed.com/2014/12/30/how-to-make-printmaking-easy-for-even-your-most-rambunctious-class/">How To Make Printmaking Easy For Even Your Most Rambunctious Class,</a> by Alecia Eggers, theartofed</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><br /><a href="http://plbrown.blogspot.com/search/label/screen%20printing">Easy-Peasy Screenprinting Activity,</a> by Phyllis Levine Brown, There's a Dragon In My Art Room</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">There is only one of me in the class, and there are 34 kids. Middle school kids can be destructive, many care more about what their friends think than the teacher, and they LOVE to play. They play bumper cars with the brayers, they swirl their fingers around in the ink and waste it. They smack each other in the head with wadded up newspapers, they bang on their printing plates instead of treating them gently, and when they think the teacher isn't looking they use the water spritzer bottles as water guns (remind me to lock those up next year!) I didn't even realize that some of the kids in one class were beating on their printing plates until I saw the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hueytownmiddleschoolart/videos/500951456772577/">video clip</a> later that day. I really do wonder just how much gets by me when I am so tired! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">You have to have a strong, positive energy to maintain a disciplined environment in middle school. Somehow, the kids can sense when I am weak and there are always those who will push boundaries. Was I 100% consistent this week? Ummmm, no. I was too tired to catch everything and too tired to say all that needed to be said to proactively guard against little mischief makers. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Clean up happened every class period; some classes did a better job than others. At the end of one day I spent a good 45 minutes cleaning up the mess. One of my best classes lost all decorum another day and a </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">kid got smacked upside the head with a wad of inky newspaper, resulting in a smear of beautiful blue ink across his hair. The kids were a little on the wild side, so the next day they had "Silent Art" and the wildest ones had to do the alternative assignment in the book, writing about printmaking instead of participating. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Sometimes it seems that 99% of misbehavior happens during clean-up, when the kids are buzzing all over the room trying to put things where they belong. The younger kids especially are easily distracted and will make poor choices. It helps to have half the class get up first, then the other half, but I still always wind up with everyone milling about. It also helps to go over clean-up procedures verbally with the kids so they are reminded of what I expect. I probably skipped that step once or twice, due to myself being so distracted! </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">At the art show one of our office aides (not one of my art students) was chatting with me and she told me that EVERY classroom is crazy right now, not only mine; except mine is the only classroom where there is a bunch of printing ink out! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">However I survived this week, and the artwork that emerged from all the chaos was stunning. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The printmaking unit ended up being one of the best units we have done all year. Even students with the lowest skills and the worst behavior were able to come up with stunning images and innovative ideas - one student figured out how to offset the image with multiple prints, creating a triple image. Another student used multiple colors on his brayer to mimic the colors of a sunset with his landscape print. I don't think any of the kids were ready for the printmaking to stop! </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The truth is, I really didn't keep order - I relied on my classroom management plan and enforced consequences wherever necessary. Also, I couldn't have maintained any kind of order without the help of the students! Many of the kids pitched in - the picture of all those brayers and inking tiles neatly lined up was a result of one student who just wanted to arrange them like that. He likes the class, and he likes me, and he wanted to do something nice. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The very next group of students left a watery mess at the counter (too much water spritzing) which I had to hustle to clean up - I didn't notice it before dismissal. But then, my last class daily made a herculean effort to clean. I love that class! </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Classes that use disciplinary interventions will have their good days and bad days as will classes that don't. However the average number of disruptions in classes that use disciplinary interventions effectively is substantially fewer than in classes that don't. Over a year's time, this decrease in disruptive behavior results in a significantly different atmosphere in the two types of classes. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Over a year's time, classes that employ disciplinary interventions will have about 980 disruptions, whereas classes that do not will have about 1800."</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Classroom Management That Works, Robert J. Marzano, Jana S. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, 2003</span></b></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Sometimes, what we do is simply impossible. There is no way we can be 100% effective under stressful circumstances, and there is so much going on that our good teaching skills get lost in the shuffle. "Best Practices" or not, the show must go on! We pretend that we know what we are doing and just put one foot in front of the other and hope that all that hard work will pay off. After all, nobody can really control what other people decide to do, especially children! </b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In situations like what I went through last week, there is a LOT of grace involved. My husband, son, and I have our morning meetings with God to pray over the day! God is in control. Not me. </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>This is the organized counter at the end of one class. The student didn't just line up everything neatly, he put the brayers in color wheel order. He said, "I don't know why I just did that," as he was walking out the door. </b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">My dad posted this meme on Facebook not too long ago and I can't stop thinking about it. He just got home from the hospital yesterday after having spent several days there. We were all very worried about him and we're glad he's home now. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Yesterday, one of my largest classes was happily and busily printmaking with colored inks and there were a lot of kids at the sink, washing the color off their printing plates so they could try another. The sink backed up, causing the pipes to back up, and water came gushing out into the hallway. We had to stop everything, turn off the water, get out the mop, and I had to clean up all those printing plates, inking tiles, and brayers later that day when I could send kids with buckets to the restroom for water. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">The classroom was a mess (and stayed that way for hours) and I had to think of an alternative assignment for the rest of the day. But, it didn't really upset me. </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Middle school is always chaotic so you just go with the flow (no pun intended!)</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>However, I had to deal with an angry parent last week, and an angry student yesterday. I am an extremely empathetic person, so I tend to be affected by other people's emotions in an intense way. There is an awful lot of negative energy swirling around when people are upset, yelling, and throwing out accusations. I can handle all manner of chaos at school and in the classroom, but it just ruins my day when someone gets upset with me, even though I know (intellectually), that it has nothing to do with me. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>When I was in graduate school I worked as a barista at Starbucks. (I can still make a mean coffee drink and smoothie!) One life lesson I learned while there was this; however other people treat me has absolutely nothing to do with who I am. They behave however they choose, and the only person I can control is ME. I still remember standing behind that coffee counter and being thunderstruck by the realization. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Everyone goes through life's problems differently. Some of us have extra supports, such as great parents and supportive colleagues and administration (like I have). Other people have zero support, health issues, and a lot of stress in their lives - the catastrophe with the hallway flood may have ruined another art teacher's day, but not mine. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>The angry student who pitched a fit, however, really got to me. Though I was upset, I went out to the hallway (where I sent the child to calm down) and made a concentrated effort to see things from the child's point of view. We talked, a better choice was made by the child, and the situation deescalated (for the time being.) For the rest of the day, though, I felt drained. It seemed as if all my energy went into the mental and emotional work of dealing with that one student. My patience with the rest of my classes was shortened, to say the least! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It turns out that the angry parent was extremely upset with other teachers at the school and happened to mix up the art teacher with the stories the child told. All the things I was accused of didn't really have anything to do with me or my class at all, and we got everything sorted out. Relationships with that family have improved greatly, thanks to a willingness to listen and understand. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>There are plans being made to teach Steven Covey's "Seven Habits" next year at the middle school where I teach. One of these is, "Seek first to understand, then to be understood." I am absolutely thrilled about this; I have wanted my school to incorporate this philosophy ever since I read that book. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It all boils down to the Golden Rule, actually. Everyone is different. All I can do is try really hard to see from another's point of view and understand, and hope that they will do the same for me. </b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>I teach middle school and my students are very, very social. Chattiness abounds in my classroom! I will admit that I adore being around people who talk a lot - I am naturally a very quiet person, so I enjoy people who have the gift of gab! However, if my students talk while I am talking I consider that to be extremely rude. The number one rule in my classroom is to "Be Respectful," and I do correct students who insist on interrupting a lesson. Sometimes it is not enough to simply wait for them to get quiet! Some kids talk out without even thinking, and a simple reminder to be respectful is all they need. Other kids do it on purpose, just to get their friends to laugh. THAT will result in a consequence, almost every time! I write names on the board, and will even ask a kid to go to the hallway if they keep it up. Separation from the group usually gets the message across, but I also have been known to call a parent right then and there (after I finish teaching, of course!) Middle school students need to know that we "mean business" - some behavior is simply not okay. Interrupting a lesson degrades the learning environment and sabotages everyone's right to a quality education. </b></span><br />
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I never knew if it was good or not to show students how to do an assignment or whether it was better to let them discover through the process. As a student, I would have wanted a demo - the more examples, the better. As a teacher, I found if I used my personal samples, I had more kids saying, 'I cannot do that.' Before I lost the use of my hands, I found my former students' projects made great examples...age appropriate & if another student could do it, my students were more apt to try. Another thing that worked for some, was a 'peer tutor'...students would try for another student more readily than for me using my examples. </b></span><br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>"The very 1st thing I painted was with a blow-marker. Rehab tried to configure something for me to use. The 1st thing I wrote was: 'Love, Mom,' on my daughter's birthday card...6 days after the amputations. I told myself, 'Letters are symbols; draw the letters.' The pen was held by velcro on a fiberglass strap on my elbow and I used my 'art brain' to draw my signature. That was the 1st glimmer of hope that I might have art in my future.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0px;"><b>"My hooks default closed. There is a wire attached to each of the hooks that follows up my arm, around my shoulder to my back where the opposite end attaches to a ring at the center of the harness. When I extend either arm or flex my bicep enough, the hooks open. Both hooks can be moved/twisted manually. My right hook has three positions. Flexed the most, allows me to write, paint, eat, etc. Straight is the position I use for driving, typing, lifting heavy objects, etc. The tightness of my grip is controlled by rubber bands...the more bands, the tighter the grip." </b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>"The idea for the 'Hooked on Art Program' evolved from wanting to do something after retiring. My retired friend and science teacher, Becky Cairns, was willing to travel and help with the program. We knew there were many connections between art and science. Our motto became Art + Science = Becky 2 (Becky squared). We had played around with several names, but returning from the 2008 NAEA Convention, a light bulb came on through Betsy Logan. Betsy, Becky and I were riding back from the airport and Betsy said, 'Hooked on Art!' It fit and we all knew that was what the program should be called. After receiving a grant from the AL State Council on the Arts and the AAEA added the program to its budget, we were able to officially launch the program, which reached approximately 2000 students and teachers each year for 6 years."</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>"I had been an art education major 25 years before becoming an art teacher. My high school had no art program. I had to take mechanical and architectural drawing in a boys drafting class to have any art lessons. After college we moved to St. Petersburg, FL where art teachers were 'a dime a dozen.' I went into real estate advertising and marketing because I needed a job. After that, we moved to MS, AL, TX. I did not ever even apply for teacher certification until we returned to AL in 1992. When I was hired as the only art teacher in Chambers County Schools, I was the 1st art teacher in 10 years. </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; text-decoration: underline;"><b>I had never been a student in a high school art class. It had been 25 years since I had been in college art classes.</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b> I was told to choose my curriculum. I decided I needed to go somewhere for help. I signed up to attend the NAEA Convention that was being held in New Orleans in 1996. I went and learned all I could. I was overwhelmed. I attended the next one in Chicago. Still like a fish out of water! I went to the '97 AAEA convention that year by myself...didn't know a soul. Met others who were there alone. Met wonderful people who were friendly. They couldn't call my name, but they were accessible to everyone. You could just tell; the workshops were as good as NAEA. I learned so much and felt welcome. At the fall conference in '98, I had a co-worker with me. The last night at a banquet, I met Andy Meadows. He said the conference would be in Montgomery the next fall and maybe we could help and get involved. Because Valley is on Eastern time, we would leave school at 4 our time and get to Montgomery by 4:30 even though it was 90 miles away.</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b> I continued after the conference to attend workshops by the Central AL Art Educators. They became my mentors; they taught me how to teach art! Having been a member of AAEA since 1996, I have to say it has supported my career, forged friendships, strengthened me as an art educator, given me guidelines, professionalism, leadership and a veritable life-line that I desperately needed."</b></span></div>
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"God did it all! He allowed me to live when 5 of 6 people with cases of Heparin Induced Thrombosis as bad as mine, died. He kept us positive and showed us the way forward. We set goals and took steps to achieve those goals; so we did our part, but the blessings, the lack of resentment, and the results all point to God opening doors and He gets all the glory. The fact that I almost lost the ability to create works of art has produced an urgency in me to create...just to see if I can. My methods, media, and techniques have changed since my amputations. With age, I am realizing even more limitations, but every day is a gift from God. Every prompting from nature's beauty stirs in me a desire to capture it. Not because I can improve God's creation, but because He has put this desire within and maybe the viewer will respond in kind."</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>"Art Educators need to 'sell' the program whether it is in private or public schools. Use every opportunity to get your photo in the local newspaper. If not your photo, then your kids, your class. Draw outside and invite the newspaper to come by and get a shot. If you receive a grant - publicize it. Ask freelance writers to do an article on a special project your students are working on. Meet for volunteer activities after school-invite a reporter. Take field trips, make pics and send them to the newspaper. Put community wide and school wide events in community calendars. Get on local TV stations with student exhibits. Be creative; think outside the box. The public has to know your name and your program to be sad to see it go...make yourself known to your superintendent and school board members; get to know the mayor. When you have a special unit, invite the mayor, city councilperson, education partner, superintendent and/or school board members to a brunch, lunch, reception, banquet...they probably won't come, but they'll remember you invited them! Make an artists' recipe book; a calendar of local sites drawn by</b></span></div>
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><b>students, photographed by students...collaborate with the drama teacher, foreign language teacher, music dept., phys ed to present a special program for the whole school or selected grades. Publicize, publicize, publicize...newspaper, TV, radio, churches, flyers, letters to parents and public figures, even local businesses...they'll be hiring some of your students one day. If all AAEA members did this, we might even attract some new members into AAEA; then if our increased numbers publicized the arts we would finally get the word out about the best professional organization in the state! I cannot imagine NOT being a member...my teaching career would have floundered and suffered had it not been for AAEA.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>"The best thing about teaching art was witnessing the progression from the students 'I can't do this,' to their expressions once they have created a credible work of art. Included in this is the student who never spoke in class that lets you know, years later, they became an architect or an industrial engineer because of something said or done in your art class.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">We have some very famous artists from Alabama, who have work exhibited in the Smithsonean Museum in Washington D.C. and in galleries all over the world. From Frank Fleming's sculptures to Gee's Bend quilts, to Robin Wade furniture and Samuel Mockbee's Rural Studio, our Alabama artists have gained much prestige! Also, our self-taught artists are internationally known for their unique brand of visual communication. T</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">here's the late Jerry Brown, our 9th generation potter who was one of the few artists who still used a mule to process his clay! Then, w</span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">e have Don Stewart, the only professional artist I know of who used to be a medical doctor (surgeon, to be exact!). Alabama artists are gaining ground!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">I recently went on a search to find local artists (in the hopes of someday inviting them to my classroom!) and found folks all over the state who happen to be making a living doing what they love - creating everything from pottery to vine furniture to leather bags to fine art canvas paintings.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">This week, my middle school students are learning about careers in art (and aesthetics!) via genuine Alabama artists: below is a list of over 100 videos I found online. (They are short clips unless otherwise noted.) The majority of these videos feature current artists, but there are a few historical ones. </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of these artists are famous, some are not. This list is meant to be an inspirational one - where students can compare and contrast the artists' creative use of a variety of media, where they can discuss the difference between fine art and craft or the difference between a classically trained artist and a self-taught artist. </span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is just a sampling (not a comprehensive list) of many wonderful artists from our state, and I am updating the list as I find great videos. They are in no particular order except for the artists' chosen medium. Please let me know if you find another one to add to the list! </span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>(If you share these with your students, please preview them to be sure of appropriate content/advertisements. I have previewed all videos and none contain inappropriate content unless otherwise noted, but online media sources sometimes have advertisements that are not suitable for the classroom - be careful!) </i></span></b></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: times;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxfOTg0j6e0">Ricky Trione Fairhope Artist</a>, Youtube</span></b></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9077802/absolutely-alabama-vault-artist-dori-decamillis">Dori DeCamillis</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">, painter, author, photographer, gallery owner, Birmingham, Alabama, </span></span></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," <a href="http://reddotgallery.com/#/dori-decamillis-books/">Red Dot Gallery</a>, <a href="http://doridecamillis.blogspot.com/">blog, </a> <a href="http://thewallbreakers.com/amazing-fine-arts-self-portraits-using-animals-as-humans-by-dori-decamillis/">Self Portraits Using Animals As Humans,</a> <a href="http://www.blurb.com/b/4637341-exhibit-a">Exhibit A (book), blurb.com</a> </span></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bill Traylor, </span></span></b><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(1854 - 1949), former slave from </span></b></span></span></b>Benton, Alabama, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKjvZ62nnaY">"More About the Book, It Jes' happened: When Bill Traylor Started To Draw," </a>Youtube, <a href="http://www.billtraylorchasingghosts.com/">"Bill Traylor, Chasing Ghosts,"</a> film by Jeffrey Wolf, billtraylorchasingghosts.com, </span></b></span></span></b><a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1544" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Alabama Encyclopedia biography</a>, (artwork in the Smithsonean Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, American Folk Art Museum, the High Museum of Art, etc.)</li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Mose Tolliver, <b style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(1920 - 2006),</span></b> </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWYeMOk8UhA">"Outsider Artists," by Anton Haardt</a>, Youtube, </span></b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Montgomery County, </span><a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2167" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">Alabama Encylopedia biography</a>, (artwork in the Smithsonean Museum of American Art, the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Akron Museum of Art, the American Folk Art Museum, the High Museum, etc.)</li>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">internationally known painter and mixed media artist who was mentored by Salvador Dali, Fairhope, Alabama </span></b></div>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_8_PvswJGY">Monoco</a> interview (in French) - I chose this video clip because Nall can be seen working in his studio along with his beautiful paintings of flowers framed in mosaics, Youtube</span></b></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyJiBWo_pYk">An Aha Moment</a>, Youtube</span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">artist website <a href="http://artistnall.com/nall/">biography</a></span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;">http://www.octaviaartgallery.com/artists/nall</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">http://blog.chron.com/enlightenedtravel/2012/12/nall-alabamas-artist-extraordinaire/</li>
<li style="text-align: left;">http://folkart.org/mag/charlie-lucas-nall</li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Becky Guinn</span><span style="font-size: large;">, watercolor, </span><b style="font-family: Times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/100928052">Becky Guinn, Vimeo</a>, </span></b><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/artist-loses-hands-and-feet-not-talent/" style="font-size: x-large;">Artist Loses Hands, Feet, But Not Talent, CBS Evening News</a>, </b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cbs19.tv/story/25525813/walking-by-faith-becky-guinn">Walking By Faith: Becky Guinn, CBS 19 News</a>, </span></b><a href="http://www.beckyguinn.org/" style="font-family: Times;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">beckyguinn.org</span></b></a></li>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gary Chapman</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Birmingham</span></b></div>
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<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/35662644">The Helmet Project</a></span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK1Hs2IiiDo">Gary Chapman; Urban Painter</a>, UAB Dept. of Art and Art History, Youtube</span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaGkWPV3DeU">Interview With the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts</a>, (Part II of III, </span><i>- be careful with Part III - inappropriate for school age</i><span style="font-size: large;">), Youtube</span></span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.uab.edu/cas/art/people/faculty/gary-chapman">Faculty webpage at the University of Alabama at Birmingham</a></span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">website: <a href="http://www.garychapmanart.com/">garychapmanart.com</a> - his work is included in the permanent collections of 10 different museums in the Southeast <i>(do not scroll through these paintings in front of kids - there are a few with inappropriate content)</i></span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://garychapmanart.blogspot.com/">Gary Chapman blo</a>g</span></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.stonehengeinc.com/artists/travis-abbott/">Travis Abbott</a></span><span style="font-size: large;">, landscapes, Birmingham, Alabama</span></b></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jerry Brown, <b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">(1942 - 2016),</span></b> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Hamilton, Alabama, </span></b></span><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10233235/absolutely-alabama-vault-potter-and-his-mule">Potter and His Mule</a>, "Absolutely Alabama," </span></b><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXO_RvrntDk"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jerry Brown</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Throws A Jug</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, 9th generation traditional potter from Hamilton, Alabama, Youtube, </span></span></b><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFbj8fOqncU">Short Interview with Jerry Brown,</a> Youtube, </span></b><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://video.aptv.org/video/1724605968/">"Alabama Craft, Tradition and Innovation," Alabama Public Television</a>; features Jerry Brown </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">(at the 30 minute mark)</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> and various other craftsmen and women </span></b><i>(Jerry Brown passed away on March 4, 2016. We are saddened by the loss of this wonderful man and our thoughts and prayers are with his family.)</i></div>
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<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IaAFfADDV4">Ann Webb</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, Magnolia Springs, Alabama, Youtube, <a href="http://www.webbpottery.com/">webbpottery.com</a></span></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX0uj44xWgE">Bruce Larsen</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, internationally known fine art sculptor and special effects artist, Fairhope, <a href="http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/02/bruce_larsens_art_of_life.html">article from al.com</a>, <a href="http://www.artlovessport.com/#!bruce-larsen/o3web">Interview for artlovesport.com</a>, <a href="http://www.brucelarsenart.com/index.html">artist website</a>, </span><a href="http://asama.org/awards-of-sport/medallion-series/sport-artist-of-the-year/bruce-larsen" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">biography</a></b></li>
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<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Steve Davis</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11969125/absolutely-alabama-sunheart-metalworks" style="font-size: x-large;">Sunheart Metalworks, </a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Kentuck Artist Colony, Northport, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9757488/absolutely-alabama-art-wurks"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ronald Godwin</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, metal sculptor, Brundidge, Alabama, </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times; text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Calvin Macon</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10233225/absolutely-alabama-the-art-of-wood-and-stone" style="font-size: x-large;">The Art of Wood and Stone</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Huffman, Alabama, </span><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," </span></b><a href="http://www.calvinemacon.com/_index.php" style="font-size: x-large;">calvinemacon.com</a></span></b></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10644523/absolutely-alabama-carousel-carver">Ira Chaffin</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">carousel horses by professional sculptor, Birmingham, Alabama, </span></b><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolut<span style="font-size: medium;">ely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></span></b></span></b></li>
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<li><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTy7QPDI5pw"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thornton Dial</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Artist Profile</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, <b style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">(1928- 2016), </span></span></b>Bessemer, Alabama, Youtube, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://video.aptv.org/video/1724365498/">Mr. Dial Has Something To Say, </a>(1 hour - recommended for middle and high school) Alabama Public Television Documentary </span><i>(one use of a mild expletive half-way through the video), </i></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2016/01/why_did_it_take_alabama_so_lon.html">Alabama Lost a True, Southern Genius This Week</a>, article by Gail Andrews, </span></span></b>"</span></span></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "times"; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Numerous museums hold Dial’s work in their collections, including the Whitney Museum and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., and the Harvard Art Museums in Cambridge, Massachusetts." <a href="http://www.artnews.com/2016/01/26/thornton-dial-pioneering-artist-who-channeled-everyday-materials-into-intricate-constructions-dies-at-87/">Art News</a></b></span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.rachaelellzeyart.com/single-post/2017/05/05/Interview-with-Alabama-Artist-Pinky-Bass"><b>Pinky Bass</b></a></span></li>
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<li style="color: black; font-family: times; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 25px;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Doug Baulos</span><span style="font-size: large;">, mixed media, sculpture, drawing, book arts, </span><a href="https://dougbaulos.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">artist website</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, biography at the </span><a href="https://www.uab.edu/cas/art/people/faculty/douglas-baulos" style="font-size: x-large;">University of Alabama, Birmingham</a><span style="font-size: large;">, "</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;">Artist, </span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;">poet, assistant professor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham</span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;">;collections</span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;"> Museum of Modern Art (NYC), The J. Paul Getty Museum (LA), The Birmingham Museum of Art (BHM); </span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;">exhibitions: </span><span style="background-color: #fcf8f8; color: #262626; font-size: large; line-height: 23px;">New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center (NOLA), Central Booking (NYC), Alabama Civil Rights Museum (Bham), Susan Hensel Gallery (MPLS)," </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 25px;">the </span><a href="http://www.foundationgallerynola.com/doug-baulos/" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large; line-height: 25px;">Foundation Gallery</a><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large; line-height: 25px;"> (New Orleans)</span></b></span></li>
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<li><b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10644397/absolutely-alabama-art-by-becky-morgan"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Becky Morgan</span><span style="font-size: large;">,</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> collage <a href="http://www.beckymorganart.com/index.cfm">artist</a>, Dothan, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></span></span></b></li>
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<li><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cal Breed</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Ft. Payne, Alabama</span></b></li>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhKQOw3wXMU"><span style="font-size: large;">Cal Breed</span><span style="font-size: large;">, An Introduction, </span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> glass artist, Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, </span><b style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">(first part of three), </span></b><span style="font-size: large;">Youtube</span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSPmZGXz0HM">Orbix Hot Glass</a>, Youtube</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"> <a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11396933/absolutely-alabama-vault-orbix-glass">Cal Breed Interviewed for "Absolutely Alabama"</a></span></b></div>
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<li><b style="font-family: times; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3Lif0F41MQ" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kerry Parks</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw6phD_9Ajs" style="font-size: x-large;">Hot Glass Shop</a><span style="font-size: medium;">, <a href="http://www.orangebeachartcenter.com/2013/index.php">Coastal Art Center</a>, Orange Beach, Alabama, Youtube, </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thehotshop/" style="font-size: x-large;">Facebook page</a></span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10303116/absolutely-alabama-vault-stained-glass-artist">Stained Glass Artist</a>, Huntsville, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9471484/absolutely-alabama-glass-artist-in-huntsville"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Karen Reed,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Earthstar Glass</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, Huntsville, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jinger Glasgow</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10011246/absolutely-alabama-jinger39s-stained-glass" style="font-size: x-large;">Jinger's Stained Glass,</a></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> Pleasant Grove, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dean Mosher & Craig Sheldon, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11170907/absolutely-alabama-mosher-castle" style="font-size: x-large;">Mosher Castle</a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Fairhope, Alabama, </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11859290/absolutely-alabama-the-florentine"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The Florentine,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">architecture, 1926, Birmingham, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><b style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dob4o6O2LzA"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Charles Lee Moore</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">: (1931-2010), "I Fight With My Camera," (30 minutes), <i>(recommended for middle and high school)</i>, </span></span><span style="font-size: large;">Civil Rights Photographer from Hackleburg, Alabama, </span><a href="http://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Lee-Moore" style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: large;">Encyclopedia Britannica biography</span></a></b></b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://abc3340.com/station/talk-of-alabama/talk-of-alabama-120315-butch-oglesby"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Butch Oglesby</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, "Talk of Alabama" Interview, Birmingham, Alabama, <a href="http://www.bluemoonstudios.net/">bluemoonstudios.net</a></span></b></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9007956/absolutely-alabama-110-creation-calls-nature-photography" style="font-size: xx-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pamela Willison Spurlock</span></a><span style="font-size: x-large;">, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Creation Calls Nature Photography, Cedar Bluff, Alabama, </span></b></span><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter" (This artist is originally from Canada and speaks of falling in love with Alabama)</span></b></li>
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<b style="font-family: times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUO7GGoH5hc"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Alabama</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, Youtube (historical information at the </span><a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1094" style="font-size: x-large;">Encyclopedia of Alabama</a><span style="font-size: large;">)</span></span></b><br />
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<li style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009322357476">Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend Sing in Decatur,</a> video by Noel King, courtesy of Beth Young, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Facebook</span></b></li>
<li style="font-family: times;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://video.aptv.org/video/1724622078/">Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend, </a>(1 hour), Alabama Public Television Documentary</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10893551/absolutely-alabama-robin-wade-furniture"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Robin Wade</span><span style="font-size: large;"> Furniture</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><a href="http://robinwadefurniture.com/#award-winning-design" style="font-size: x-large;">robinwadefurniture.com</a><span style="font-size: large;">, </span><b style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Florence, Alabama, </span>other videos about Robin Wade: </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlBdygR9wfg" style="font-size: x-large;">Logdog Sassafras Wade</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Youtube, </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jUb4cs8SBI" style="font-size: x-large;">Design From Destruction</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Youtube</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Andrew McCall</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, <b style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12087806/absolutely-alabama-christmas-special-2-2015-part-4">The Vineman,</a> </span></b>(vine furniture, etc.), Letohatchee, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Wayne Bridges, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11805255/absolutely-alabama-wolf-ugly">Wolf Ugly</a>,</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (furniture, knives, piano key boxes), Northport, Alabama ... this is one of my favorite segments - my students enjoy any Nick Saban reference! </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Randy, Keith, and Dylan Cochran</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11566018/absolutely-alabama-lookout-mountain-rockers" style="font-size: x-large;">Lookout Mountain Rockers, </a><span style="font-size: large;">Ft. Payne, Alabama (</span><a href="http://woodstudio.com/lookout-rocker.html" style="font-size: x-large;">woodstudio.com</a><span style="font-size: large;">), </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12087837/absolutely-alabama-christmas-special-2-2015-part-5">Jordan Knives,</a> Chip Jordan, (handmade knives), Theodore, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11758598/absolutely-alabama-vault-smith-knives">Smith Knives, </a> Lacy Smith, Alabama Damascus Steel, Jacksonville, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11495739/absolutely-alabama-the-flint-knapper">The Flint Knapper,</a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Gerald Hoyle</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, New London, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11078409/absolutely-alabama-vault-22-artist">Chatham Creel</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">(jewelry), </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://waltoncreel.com/">Walton Creel</a> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(gunshot art), Birmingham, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"<a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/8814935/absolutely-alabama-the-creative-complementary-creels">Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter</a>"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11078317/absolutely-alabama-the-rifleman">The Rifleman</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Nathan Hunt</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, Calera, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12204258/absolutely-alabama-biscuit-leather">Biscuit Leather, </a>Becky Stayner, (handmade leather bags), Homewood, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11652628/absolutely-alabama-vault-gaskin-harnesses">Gaskin Harnesses</a>, Kevin Gaskin, (handmade leather horse harnesses), Haleyville, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9623331/absolutely-alabama-christmas-2013-special-part-7"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Bud Rogers</span><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">Ornament Carver, lathe, Gulf Coast, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9623288/absolutely-alabama-christmas-2013-special-part-4"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Santa Jack York</span><span style="font-size: large;">, </span></a><span style="font-size: large;">cane carver, Anniston, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9077895/absolutely-alabama-the-man-of-chests">Randy Long</a>, </span><span style="font-size: large;">chest craftsman, Fruithurst, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," <a href="https://www.facebook.com/The-Man-of-Chests-100150603361794/">Facebook page</a></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/8881368/absolutely-alabama-105-chainsaw-carving">Corey Worden</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">chainsaw carving, "Beneath the Bark", Titus, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter," <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BTBCarvings/">Facebook page</a> </span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Jim Hughes</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11501163/absolutely-alabama-wood-craft-and-turnings" style="font-size: x-large;">Wood Craft and Turnings</a><span style="font-size: large;">, Coker, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Don Phillips</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11078305/absolutely-alabama-tallapoosa-river-crafts" style="font-size: x-large;">Tallapoosa River Crafts</a><span style="font-size: large;">, (turned bowls, knife handles, game calls), Delta, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11396884/absolutely-alabama-the-builder"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Peco Forsman</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, museum quality models of buildings, Silverhill, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Times;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Peggy and Howard Mayo</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;">, </span></b><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12204377/absolutely-alabama-vault-gourds" style="font-size: x-large;">Gourds</a><span style="font-size: large;">, (decorative carved gourds), Calhoun County, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11034384/absolutely-alabama-organic-vessels">Organic Vessels</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Missy Miles</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"> (art gourds), </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Vernon Williams </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">(turned bowls), Hamilton, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10957670/absolutely-alabama-christmas-special-2014-part-4"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Lexi Fitch</span><span style="font-size: large;">, Reclaimed</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, various items made with barn wood, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10307315/absolutely-alabama-board-artist">Board Artist</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Michael Garber</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, various items made out of old pallets, Florence, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11170850/absolutely-alabama-cakeeffect">Cake Effect</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Komeh Ottison</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, Homewood, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/8980453/absolutely-alabama-108-food-stylist-ana-kelly"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Ana Kelly</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, Food Stylist, Gallant, Alabama, </span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12087785/absolutely-alabama-christmas-special-2-2015-part-1">Concrete Botanicals, </a> </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Laura Cutchin</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, (decorative concrete leaves), Eufala, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/12204348/absolutely-alabama-sneaker-head">Sneaker Head</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Charlotte and Robin Cummings, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Shoe Collection (new and historic shoes, includes Forest Gump's shoes), Hanceville, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11396852/absolutely-alabama-the-doll-maker" style="font-size: x-large;">The Doll Maker, </a><span style="font-size: x-large;">Jackie Stevens</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, Cook Springs, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/11170943/absolutely-alabama-georges-broom-closet">George's Broom Closet</a>, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">George Jones</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">, Florence, Alabama, </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10469452/absolutely-alabama-the-car-man">The Car Man (Antique Collection), </a>Cotton Alexander, Boaz, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/10957810/absolutely-alabama-christmas-special-2-2014-part-5" style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Susan Turner</span><span style="font-size: large;">,</span></a><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Former elementary teacher paints floorcloths and furniture, New Market, Alabama, "Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter" </span></b></span></li>
<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/8881359/absolutely-alabama-105-the-vault-american-flag-artist"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Laurie Banes</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, American flag artist, pastel, </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></span></span></b></li>
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<li><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.wbrc.com/clip/9150823/absolutely-alabama-antique-book-binder">Wes Baker</a>, </span><span style="font-size: large;">antique book binder, Anniston, Alabama, </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">"Absolutely Alabama With Fred Hunter"</span></span></span></b></li>
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<b><br /></b><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">*For a more complete listing of influential/historical artists, designers, and architects from Alabama, check out the "<a href="http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/category/ArtsandLiterature">Encyclopedia of Alabama, Arts and Literature</a>." </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>hose responsibility is it for student achievement? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">any</span> <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">educational leaders would like to lay <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all the blame at the feet of teachers i<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">f students fail to learn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, and, </span>I admit<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, there <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">has been a lot of research poi<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ting to the profound effec<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">t that good teaching can have on student achievement. <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, there is a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n elephant in the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">room. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">No matter how <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">wonderful <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> teacher, no matter what <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">excellent</span> teachers can <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">do to encourage their students to learn, the ultimate responsibility <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for learning bel<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ongs to the student. Who has control over what that student can do? <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It isn't the teacher. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span><b> </b><br />
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But ignoring students and their work, and blaming teachers for poor student academic
performance, would be like blaming a trainer if his boxer gets knocked out in the ring, while not
noticing that the boxer stands in front of his opponent with his hands at his sides all the time.<br />
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them out of the profession, while not noticing that students have an important, and even
crucial, responsibility for their own learning.<br />
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funded programs we do, is not only dumb, it will virtually consign all the other efforts to failure.
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">A long time ago, before I started teaching, I discovered this wonderful artist named Don Stewart who made these exquisite drawings of big things made out of little things. They were playful, creative images that featured visual word puns. I saved these pictures and later would bring them out when I needed a little extra creative push for my middle school students. </span></b><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">These beautiful, detailed drawings inspired my students to draw funny little cartoon images of lightning bugs made from electric outlets, or bearded grandfather clocks holding canes, or horned deviled eggs with funny faces. The kids love to experiment with humor, and we would use these images in all kinds of ways, from clay sculptures to plaster carvings to prints. What made these lessons even better was when I read that Don Stewart was a doctor at one time, and left the medical field to eventually become (gasp!) an ARTIST! </span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>It's hard to say when I actually began to think of myself as an artist. I knew I enjoyed making art as far back as kindergarten, but the lesson then always was, 'This is play time, but now we have to put down our art supplies and get back to work.' Being an artist meant that you wore smocks and berets and stood in front of an easel looking at your thumb - or worse, you hung out in coffee houses smoking cigarettes and nurturing questionable relationships. Even when I found myself drawing full time, it was mainly a diversion, something I was doing while I waited to start some kind of a new career. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>I did not thrive in the medical school environment. I imagined medical training would be a wonderful adventure in learning, and the creative application of knowledge to alleviate suffering. It was anything but that. (Consider instead a cookbook a foot thick. Make that two feet thick. You are responsible for memorizing all of the recipes in that book, in order, and regurgitating them on command, without deviation, in public, under threat of immediate humiliation.) Things were tenuously manageable until residency, when all of my free time disappeared, especially my creative time. I really couldn't live without that. It should not be construed that I made a considered decision to leave medical training for another career. Rather, I decided to get out, and find a new direction once I was free from the hospital. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Leaving was the easy part. Trying to find employment with a medical degree proved all but impossible, since I was grossly overqualified for most jobs, and utterly un-qualified for any profession other than medicine. Fortunately, I had the benefit of an undergraduate degree from a liberal arts college to fall back on. That broad educational foundation gave me the tools and the confidence to set up my own business, and move ahead. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I have fun digging in the dirt, gardening and composting and the little bit of landscaping you can do by pushing rocks together and shoveling things around them. It's fun to see things grow in unusual places, in tree stumps, for example, or the corners of parking lots. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>My drawings are verbally based, meaning that they are most often pictures of puns. They are also compositions of multiple images that come together into the shape of a larger object. Finally, they are primarily black and white compositions, owing to the fact that they are drawn with a ballpoint pen. This combination of features, the black ink, the intricate, related compositions, and the silly humor, make for a recognizable set of characteristics that describe my body of work. </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Why is this kind of artwork unusual? </b></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">Probably because no one else is foolish enough to spend so much time delivering one-liners on paper. </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: black;">I certainly didn't invent the process, and lots of artists do one or two of these at some point in their development, but these are very labor- and time-intensive projects. Why waste a month on a single design when you can paint a half-dozen canvases in a d</span><span style="color: black;">ay? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white;">While most of my artwork is pure fun, some pieces are created with specific purposes in mind, like raising funds, or awareness for a particular cause. If my style of art can serve a purpose </span><span style="background-color: white;">greater</span><span style="background-color: white; color: blue;"><span style="color: black;"> than a shared giggle, I’m delighted and honored to try and help. But it’s really more like helping someone change a tire, or maybe raise a barn. I m not trying to affect the collective consciousness. That’s way above my pay grade.</span></span></b></span><br />
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Writing a story book is the same as telling a story to your friends, only you have to be a little more careful with the spelling, and the punctuation. (You will definitely hear about every grammatical error that makes it into print.)</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">If the current work doesn't sell, make more, and put a price tag on that, too. Stubbornness carries a lot of weight in the marketplace, as long as you’re smart-stubborn. Listen to your customers, compare your pricing to other artists, and always work to improve. Eventually you will find a balance that works.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: black;">Oh, my, no. Not </span><span style="color: black;">being</span><span style="color: black;"> an art teacher, I wouldn’t know where to begin. </span></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="color: black;">The things you have to do to keep kids busy for a semester would keep me running for years!</span></span></b></span><br />
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<span id="x_OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="background-color: white;"><span id="x_OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b><b>"The speaker was very entertaining because he never stop telling jokes and he was all about us laughing and having a good time. I also like the fact that his pictures were made of certain objects to go with the joke like fast food. It was a bike that goes fast and it was made out of food. He gave a lot of good information if you wanted to be an artist." 8th grader</b></span></span></div>
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