Material exploration vs. progress

[ryzhaya_d]

So my goal when planning the curriculum for the school was to make sure there're varieties of materials at hand and that at every lesson there's a rotating exploration of various art forms: painting, drawing, collage and sculpting... half the classes indoors and have outdoors.

This way kids never get bored, feel more open to experiment and discover

Comments

[logt]

I think Technique would eventually come with enough repetitions over extended periods of time. It's like 40,000 hours of Malcolm Gladwell: what you need to achieve professionalism in a craft. But no kid would want to do it long enough if its a torture and no fun. Especially if a kid is gifted it would be horrible to kill their desire to learn, and IMHO best way to keep kids interested is to let them play while learning.
We love D going to your lessons exactly because they are fun and he gets to try new mediums and play doing it. Please do not change your way of teaching!

[ryzhaya_d]

Thanks, T! Music to my ears. You're right about Gladwell and I do see great natural progress with students who attended for 4+ months. It's just not a case of immediate gratification and being able to put something on the wall after each class that worries some. I guess that's when I turn on my 'I'm not for everybody' mantra and try to let it go.

[ka_10]

Прочитав про рисование кота, я вспомнила об том, как рисовать сову

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