At the beginning of this course, I felt much like the individual underneath the waterfall. I felt bombarded with information to the point of suffocation. However, now I feel renewed and refreshed. I know that I am not a great artist but my disposition towards the fine arts has greatly changed. I understand its importance and have seen first hand the positive effects it has on a child's emotional, social, physical, and academic development. More importantly, I have formulated my own principles for infusing the arts based on my own personality and artistic ability. When teaching fine arts I will show enthisiasm, a willingness to take risks, and an ability to do creative problem solving. As well, I will demonstrate a willingess to learn by proactively pursuing ideas from colleagues and capturing the many opprtunities to learn from my students which will undoubtedly arise. Not having learned how to play a musical intrument is something that I regret. I would like to take formal lessons at some point in the future. Hopefully I can follow through on this but the greatest obstacle has been overcome - the seed of desire has been planted. Thursday, November 27, 2008
My creative spirit
At the beginning of this course, I felt much like the individual underneath the waterfall. I felt bombarded with information to the point of suffocation. However, now I feel renewed and refreshed. I know that I am not a great artist but my disposition towards the fine arts has greatly changed. I understand its importance and have seen first hand the positive effects it has on a child's emotional, social, physical, and academic development. More importantly, I have formulated my own principles for infusing the arts based on my own personality and artistic ability. When teaching fine arts I will show enthisiasm, a willingness to take risks, and an ability to do creative problem solving. As well, I will demonstrate a willingess to learn by proactively pursuing ideas from colleagues and capturing the many opprtunities to learn from my students which will undoubtedly arise. Not having learned how to play a musical intrument is something that I regret. I would like to take formal lessons at some point in the future. Hopefully I can follow through on this but the greatest obstacle has been overcome - the seed of desire has been planted. 
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Rob, I have now reviewed your entire blog and I will give you an overall comment here, as well as sending you a personalized rubric and your grade as soon as I have finished reviewing all of the blogs.
Rob, you have a substantial number of posts from throughout the course. More importantly, your posts are deeply reflective. Over time, you grapple with the thorny issue of assessment in art and you are often wondering about the purposes behind instructional decisions, e.g. the instructor’s impromptu song after a quiz. One gets the feeling that you are not only finding your inner creative spirit, but wrestling with it and sharing the process openly. You’ve found, with the pumpkin carving and potato stamping, how valuable it is to try art projects ahead of time yourself, and to know the process your students will experience. You’ve put a sincere effort forward in all of our activities, from the “mystery drawing” to calligraphy to making the Potluck a success with a unique and creative contribution. Although the arts are a different aspect of life than the sport that you’ve loved so much, you’ve opened your mind to this new way of looking at the world. (I wonder if you see how arts contribute to the ceremony and pageantry of sport and to team identity?) Your Dali piece was outstanding - you might have tried a bit of independent exploration of artists and art history in the blog itself. The expressive reading photo and your “north of ordinary” self-portrait make me think of you as an arts-based James Bond, approaching it all with a great sense of adventure, great bravery, and your own unique style. I think "Rob's Road" is a great visual metaphor for how far you've come and where you might go.
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