tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518871877632477955.post6547942977044409127..comments2023-10-30T03:29:17.804-07:00Comments on Elizabeth Anderson Art Direction and Design: What Have I Learned From Teaching?Elizabeth Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10274501098455327015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518871877632477955.post-80905636385333749402011-04-13T18:34:17.563-07:002011-04-13T18:34:17.563-07:00Chandler, they did teach that in art school, in th...Chandler, they did teach that in art school, in the Art and Design Education program, (MAT). The Art Teaching program, that trains art teachers.<br /><br />Being a teacher is very different that being a student in art school and a designer, I agree. There are a lot of books, and training available to deal with this items that Elizabeth mentions above. She is right, teaching can change each week. It is only after spending time in a classroom environment as a teacher that we often realize this. It is truly a unique and exciting profession.Jennifer Johansonhttp://www.artwithmrsjo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6518871877632477955.post-3709518353178386522011-04-13T15:37:10.765-07:002011-04-13T15:37:10.765-07:00This has been a struggle for me, too. I thrive on ...This has been a struggle for me, too. I thrive on tough love and harsh critiques in the classroom, and I do better work when people push me hard. But it was kind of a revelation when I started teaching, and discovered that not everybody learns well this way. At first I had to do a lot of biting my tongue, but what's come out of it for me has been a discovery that what I *really* want to do is just get my students excited about whatever I'm teaching. So I'm finding that simple enthusiasm goes a lot farther than tough critiques—seeing students develop a passion for design and printing has been the best reward ever.<br /><br />Now why didn't they teach us *that* in art school?Chandlerhttp://www.anagram-press.com/blognoreply@blogger.com