tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498371790929841790.post843719941214984541..comments2023-10-23T11:15:04.114-05:00Comments on Coffee With Clark: Forbidden art from long ago@okieprofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16086009522200494002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498371790929841790.post-88258248006046434892010-10-06T14:19:24.900-05:002010-10-06T14:19:24.900-05:00I've heard that our Kindergartners lead the wo...I've heard that our Kindergartners lead the world, but by the time American kids graduate, we are last of the industrialized countries. I asked my wife (PreK at Millwood) about it, and she thinks it is due to creativity and hands on learning of the early years. Then, after 1st grade its "sit in your desk and repeat after me." Teaching to the test seems to have failed for everyone involved. <br />My $0.02Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372133171095872184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498371790929841790.post-21494957081990748842010-10-06T13:08:54.597-05:002010-10-06T13:08:54.597-05:00That's nuts! Don't a lot of little boys dr...That's nuts! Don't a lot of little boys draw weapons? Oh, the times they are-a changin'.LEBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838180494298216079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498371790929841790.post-37028050550827279472010-10-06T06:34:39.818-05:002010-10-06T06:34:39.818-05:00Ah, the whole education thing. I couldn't colo...Ah, the whole education thing. I couldn't color within the lines if I wanted to and I couldn't tell blue from purple so I grew to hate art.<br /><br />At SPB's school the art teacher is a Native American who is a genuine artist. He explains that he just wants the kids to learn how work with the different mediums (oils, watercolors, clay, drawings, etc) and he doesn't care what they come up with as long as they learn how to work with what they are doing. As you can guess the results are chaotic and the parents and kids both love it. He regards coloring within the lines to be a problem.Yogi♪♪♪https://www.blogger.com/profile/00411274031147372579noreply@blogger.com