Oh, OK. I kind of thought you thought you thought we were letting
those nasty copyright lawyers pansify our art classes. :) I blame the
painkillers -- I'm having wisdom tooth issues and can't get it taken
care of until Saturday. Ouch!
Anyway, that sounds like a really good lesson in the difference
between making a statement and "crap." I had the very same discussion
with my middle schoolers yesterday, and it was really interesting
hearing what they think is emportant enough to put their integrity on
the line.
I would have loved to have seen your Kollwitz lesson. I love her!
Becky
On 1/25/06, Woody Duncan <woodyduncan@comcast.net> wrote:
> Becky,
> I was trying to make a point. I totally agree with
> walking that line. I always told my students to pick and
> choose their battles carefully. Still they need to understand
> the role of an artist in society. I exposed them to artists
> like Kathe Kollwitz to demonstrate the artist as a social
> critic. I taught Middle School and we had to discuss the
> difference between protest and the crap many of them might
> prefer to draw. I censored their choices. (No smokes, drugs,
> liquor, gang signs, etc.) If you have a student with strong
> convictions they should be directed to express it in a productive
> manner. Of course art as protest and social comment is much
> more appropriate for the High School curriculum. Art that makes
> a statement should be part of every successful senior portfolio.
> Woody
>
> Rebecca Burch wrote:
>
> > Art teachers are all about walking the line between "safe" and "in
> > your face." We have to protect our programs, but at the same time, I
> > think we're all encouraging students to walk that line, too (and go
> > over it, if the feeling is there and it's worth any fallout.) At
> > least, we ought to be. That's what art is.
>
>
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