July 2010
18 posts
Culture shock
Working at this program has opened my eyes to so many different aspects of life. I’m meeting kids from all over the world, with different traditions, cultures, economic situations, etc.
I have two French girls going into 10th grade in my residential group. They have a hard time being on time for daily ‘check-ins’ and can’t seem to grasp the idea that being on time is a...
First day of 2nd session
So this morning I had my first two classes with new kids in them from the second session! They both went extremely well - my confidence is sky high from the first session going well, and I’ve figured out ways to smooth the kinks that I encountered first time around.
I have 16 kids in my first class, T-shirt Design, and 6 kids in my Public Art class, which I’m excited about because...
All of my clothes have turned into my 'paint...
First impressions aren't always accurate
So I had a difficult student for the first few days of my Public Art class. I can’t mention his name, but he is from Madrid, and I think he’s going to be a Junior in high school. Anyway, he seemed very disinterested in the class at first, and was perfectly content to spend all of his time speaking in Spanish with the other Spanish-speaking kids in the class, and was constantly...
A reason to start a blog.
I scheduled a meeting time for my one of my high school students outside of my Public Art class so we could present her performance piece when all the students on campus would be her audience. She was the first student in my class finished their site-specific installation piece and needed to present it at nighttime because it involved projected imagery.
The student compiled various digital...
