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Re: Art Curriculum Book

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Sidnie Miller (sidmill.edu)
Tue, 16 Jan 1996 21:04:22 -0800 (PST)

Kathy--most of the high schools around here require a class fee that goes
a long way toward buying supplies. Usually it's $10-$20 per semester.
If your district is opposed to student fees, first check to see if they
allow them for woodshop etc. Then consider requiring each student to
provide their own basic supplies at the beginning of the class--a couple
of drawing pencils, eraser, scissors, brushes, colored pencils etc. Then
give extra credit to students who scrounge for you--old wire(talk to
phone co.)etc. Over the past 8 years I've managed to find all kinds of
art books in garage sales and the library's annual book sale. We can get
end rools of paper from the newspaper. What about having a student work
calendar sale--or an auction of student work--what about having local
merchant sponsors--what about charging money for work around town done by
students---a school here made $1500 by painting christmas windows around
town at $15 per window. Good luck! Sidnie

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On Tue, 16 Jan 1996, J. Pease wrote:

> >Hello Jill,
> >I need to plan for the high school...The budget for the entire year is five
> >hundred dollars.
> >I have two classes, 2-D and 3-D,15 kids in each class, five days a week. By
> >the time I buy supplies there is pretty much no money for anything... in fact
> >I spend quite a bit supplementing the program out of my paycheck... and I
> >scrounge.
> >It's a dilemma.
> >(I also teach Pre-K through 8th on the same budget at another school...)I've
> >been doing it all myself, with the help of my own collection of books, for
> >three years.This is only my second year at the high school though and I feel
> >like I want to strengthen the program.
> >So, I thought that something produced by a state might be more affordable...
> >the commercial stuff is out of the question.
> >
> >Look forward to whatever input you may have!
> >
> >Kathy
> >
> >Kathy,
>
> If you spend your entire budget on supplies, presumably you have little
> left. However, what about strengthening your program by introducing art
> history, art criticism and aesthetics (which you may well be doing
> already). The new high school text, published by West Publishing Company,
> called "Themes and Foundations of Art" by Elizabeth L. Katz, E. Louis
> Lankford and Janice D. Plank does an excellent job in these areas. Do you
> have any prints and/or slides available from your pre K-8 school that you
> could use for exercises in art criticism, aesthetics, and art history? I
> sympathize with your situation, as I experienced the same when I was a
> traveling art teacher. One good book, although not feasible to buy for an
> entire class, can stimulate you in new directions. If you are interested
> and can not get hold of the publishing company, let me know and I will look
> up the address for you. Good Luck - I hope some of the above may be helpful
> to you.
> Jill
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