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Katharine Sires-Anderson
I believe that beauty of art is in the act of creating. The most important thing is that I enjoy the creative process. To know that it is not always about the outcome. It can sometimes be about the simple act of trying. Art is striving to get better artistically and hopefully become a better being in the process. Art is about soul searching. Art can be something you make for yourself and inevitably; you are hiding your soul in the work without knowing it. Art can also be what you make so others may relate t ... read moreo those ideas or feeling from your soul to be viewed publicly. I hope that every student I teach will continue in this direction to create and grow artistically. I witness much strength and soul bearing in all the different media created and I am proud to be a witness to what we create as a community.
In any case making art is an act of trust and bravery. Something that gets lost as we grow up. I always feel that there is something quite magical in the freedom and selfish abandon that children exude while creating their masterpieces.
As a teacher I feel it is very important to gauge the student’s knowledge of the subject you are teaching. The various ways of assessing knowledge is formative and summative. These are the obvious and require tests, quizzes and project rubrics and assessment. It’s important to make learning relevant and rigorous to them as well as expanding their educational horizons
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