Note: To protect the privacy of our members, e-mail addresses have been removed from the archived messages. As a result, some links may be broken.
Find Lesson Plans on getty.edu! GettyGames

RE: [teacherartexchange] Erasing/prohibiting student art long post

---------

From: Jane (jpawlow2_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Wed Apr 09 2008 - 13:06:50 PDT

Becky,

I like your philosophy. I encourage 'school appropriate subject matter' in
my student's work. I never thought to offer the students the opportunity to
have total freedom, but no grade. I also allow the advanced students a lot
of latitude, especially when they are preparing for the AP. It is a
college-level course and I treat it as such.

Overall students just have to know where/when things are appropriate. In a
private sketchbook they should be able to express themselves. It is hard
being a teen and being bombarded with so much from the media that they do
need a place to help sort things out. But, just as inappropriate language is
not tolerated in the school, inappropriate subject matter i.e. drugs,
weapons, alcohol has to be addressed.

Jane 

---
To unsubscribe go to 
http://www.getty.edu/education/teacherartexchange/unsubscribe.html