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labelleizzy) wrote2009-03-13 04:28 pm
labelleizzy) wrote2009-03-13 04:28 pm
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Substitute teaching: Art in a Posh HS district.
Short story: I found myself resentful at the end of the day.
the kids were fine, well behaved, mostly on task, not disrespectful,
productive, creating WONDERFUL, tasteful art...
and I was angry at the end of the day that this was an arts program that didn't have to struggle and scrimp and go to GoodWill and ask for parents to pay fees; they had so much resource they had THOUSANDS of dollars of canvases and other supplies.
At least half the kids had iphones. None were noticeably unhealthy; one the whole day seemed to have a mobility problem (an issue for a campus with so many stairs...)
And my little half-trained Waldorf soul, while the student work in evidence was indeed precise and lovely, seems cold and ornamental. Not a "useful" project on display.
Well, so I'm feeling some feelings, I don't have time to examine them more in detail, got to head out to San Rafael. Anybody with time on their hands can toss some theories out if they want to.
(maybe I'm just cranky cos the tree pollen allergies are on the rise. Dunno.)
G'night, y'all, heading out to the land of no internets (aka my Waldorf classes.)
the kids were fine, well behaved, mostly on task, not disrespectful,
productive, creating WONDERFUL, tasteful art...
and I was angry at the end of the day that this was an arts program that didn't have to struggle and scrimp and go to GoodWill and ask for parents to pay fees; they had so much resource they had THOUSANDS of dollars of canvases and other supplies.
At least half the kids had iphones. None were noticeably unhealthy; one the whole day seemed to have a mobility problem (an issue for a campus with so many stairs...)
And my little half-trained Waldorf soul, while the student work in evidence was indeed precise and lovely, seems cold and ornamental. Not a "useful" project on display.
Well, so I'm feeling some feelings, I don't have time to examine them more in detail, got to head out to San Rafael. Anybody with time on their hands can toss some theories out if they want to.
(maybe I'm just cranky cos the tree pollen allergies are on the rise. Dunno.)
G'night, y'all, heading out to the land of no internets (aka my Waldorf classes.)
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nodnodnod...
and by going thru the training, I'm challenging myself more and learning a lot about my own capacities.
Yesterday I created 4 full-page color sketches to use as title pages for sections of an observation paper. I sketched a redwood, a sailboat on the ocean, a fat candle and its shadow, and a blustery day, with a tree bent over from the wind (which had a face and was blowing the tree sideways)... It's not even that I'm more than quietly proud... it's just, "of course. You had it in you all along" and somewhere along the line recently during my "recovery"/reconstruction process, I guess I figured out how to get the hell out of my own way.
Hooray for Ganesh!
oh, and Yeah, I really really like Waldorf schools.
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I've really enjoyed reading about your journey through all this. Congratulations on your successes!