I don't do contests either - for two reasons. The first is that these
contests rarely fit into my curriculum. The second reason is that the people
running these contests are really looking for cheap art. They don't treat
the student artwork as if it has value. They rarely send the artwork back,
and they do not compensate the students who's artwork was trashed. I feel
that if I truly want my students to value their own artwork then I need to
lead by example and not let their efforts go into the trash can.
~Michal
> I never do contests!!! Also, I would ask why your principal thinks you
and
> your students need to be doing this contest. What does it do for them?
Also
> do you have parent permission to enter student work in this contest? What
is
> your district policy regarding contests? My feeling is that whenever I
> mention the word contest or competition, the work is horrible!!! Even for
our
> annual art show, we do not do art work for the show. The students choose
a work
> they consider their most successful, based on rubric developed by the
students
> (with some guidance!).
