hey yall,
this is gail in texas. i'm getting ready to teach an AP Studio Art class =
next fall. am going to conferences, etc. just wanted to ask if any of =
yall teach it, how is your class structured? how many works do you =
require and how often. my kids work so slow, even though they know they =
will fail if things aren't on my desk on the due date. they'd rather =
talk. want the acclaim with none of the action.parents want the AP class =
but don't want precious to fail. i have wanted this class for 8 years. =
but, now that it's here, can see nothing but a vast savannah of =
deficiency slips and notes from parents in my mailbox to call about =
"precious baby's" progress.=20
have to admit i'm scared...of failing to make my dream class work, of =
not helping students succeed, of pissing off parents and of the added =
responsibility.
they also are talking about making me the fine arts magnet director for =
my campus, making me art dept. chairman, and all that on top of the =
other 5 (different preps) classes i will be teaching.
pardon the moan.
any advice would be appreciated,
thanks and blessings to all,
gail
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>hey yall,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>this is gail in texas. i'm getting =
ready to teach=20
an AP Studio Art class next fall. am going to conferences, etc. just =
wanted to=20
ask if any of yall teach it, how is your class structured? how many =
works do you=20
require and how often. my kids work so slow, even though they know they =
will=20
fail if things aren't on my desk on the due date. they'd rather talk. =
want the=20
acclaim with none of the action.parents want the AP class but don't want =
precious to fail. i have wanted this class for 8 years. but, now that =
it's here,=20
can see nothing but a vast savannah of deficiency slips and notes from =
parents=20
in my mailbox to call about "precious baby's" progress. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>have to admit i'm scared...of failing =
to make my=20
dream class work, of not helping students succeed, of pissing off =
parents and of=20
the added responsibility.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>they also are talking about making me =
the fine arts=20
magnet director for my campus, making me art dept. chairman, and all =
that on top=20
of the other 5 (different preps) classes i will be =
teaching.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>pardon the moan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>any advice would be =
appreciated,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>thanks and blessings to =
all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>gail</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
