Sunday, August 3, 2014

....something to think about...


Children learn extremely well through modelling and encouragement. 

If they can see, touch and play with their learning tools, they will learn more fully and wholly.

If we are not allowed to play with our work, experience its abilities and limitations;

we will not learn about our own abilities and limitations. 

We are not born judgmental, of ourselves or others - 

younger children need encouragement to accept their work, whether they feel happy, sad or indifferent toward it;

older children (and adults) need encouragement as well, but even more importantly,

they need to learn how to ask their "inner judges" to take a holiday.

I believe that everyone has creative talent and can learn if they are nurtured, supported and

given the opportunity to practice.

Teaching in the arts is special as you can encourage and nurture people to reach inside themselves;

and have them pull out their creative energies while giving them tools to express and play with.

Art allows us a forum to play with color, form and energy in a way that can be fun, healing,

and sometimes profitable.


Children need to learn that being an artist can also be a career choice.

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