Whenever I feel bad, I just have to read Judith's LJ and I feel better.   There, are cataloged the good times, and the feelings that really matter.  It gives me the strength to ward off complacency and the dissatisfaction that comes with stress.   It's amazing.  I should read them more often.  It helps me see the best in her, and the best in myself ( Read more... )

Kindler

Introduction

• "child development in art"  ---    basic consensus is it is going from scribbles to artist successfully conveying intentions....but problematic that there's no set definition.
  
  • Non-experts:  "doesn't look like something to looking like something"
  • Psychologists:     cognitive underpinnings of pictorial behavior
  • artists and art ( Read more... )

Efland, Chapter Three-- Visions of Progress in 20th Century Art Education

Progress, Paradigm Shifts, and Modernism

• Paradigm shifts "Scientific revolutions" = short unstable periods in history of science when a transition to a new paradigm takes place

Paradigm Shifts in Education

• Paradigm shift in art ed =  "set of ideas or beliefs that have influenced ( Read more... )

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Stolen from kasaiface. I forgot how to do that linking thing.

♥ What are your middle names?
Lane and Rebeca

♥ How long have you been together?
4.5 years (July 10) We've been engaged for about 6 mo. <3 ( Read more... )

Bet you never heard that one before.

I just wanted to let you all know I'm still around. Or rather, I'm finally around.

I WILL get past all the hurdles this fart-infested puss-busting beurocracy has placed in front of my paychecks. This nonsence the student employment office built up around federal work study is not designed for fairness to students---it's designed to facilitate their own laziness ( Read more... )

Dear me, it's just about over ( Read more... )

Life is pretty good.
Relationships are stable, even enjoyable. Especially with Judith and I. <3 We were in a bit of a rough spot for a while, but I think moving to NY and actually BEING together again has fixed everything ( Read more... )

...she's quite good at it.