> Tom Ruzicka wrote:
>
> I am looking for whatever advise I can get. I am the PTA chairperson
> in charge of the art enrichment program at our elementary school. The
> only problem is that we have no art enrichment program! For the past
> two years, the PTA has contracted an "art teacher" (really a graduate
> student in fine arts) who has come and taught six or seven
> varied lessons to our students in grades 1-6. Our teachers and
> students have been less that satisfied with this approach <snip>
Aha! While the fine arts grad student may be a fine artist, he may know
very little about teaching young children, setting up a curriculum, how
to sequence the lessons to maximize learning, how to deal with
discipline problems, etc. See if you can find an *art education*
student who would be willing to help you; it would give them some
practical experience and look good on their resume. Or perhaps there's a
retired teacher who would like to stay active and could assist you in
setting something up.
Your school is to be commended for perservering in finding a way to
enrich the students' lives with art. You've come to the right place for
help.
