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From: <JudyandharryS@aol.com>
To: "ArtsEdNet Talk" <artsednet@lists.pub.getty.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 10:34 AM
Subject: Mandalas
> I never ceace to be amazed.
> I introduced the mandala, using information from the mandala project
site
> and mandala lesson site. I suggested they use the four quadrants as shown
on
> the Lesson site. Guiding principles, goals for the future, compassion,
and
> heroes, with a symbol of self in the middle. These can be abstract or
> realistic, and they can choose to do something in radial symmetry as long
as
> they can explain the connection between their design and the topics. All
> have to write an exlanation and present to the class. Two girls came and
> told me they couldn't do this assignment because it is against their
> religion. when I looked puzzled, they said, We are Christian, (me too)
and
> we can't look at this stuff"--they specifically npoted an illustration of
the
> yin yang.
> I said, fine, bring me a note from home. They did.
> Has anyone had this happen? This seems to me to be the most all
> encompassing
> lesson I could present. Go figure.
> Judy S
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