Express Yourself! Paper Masks Inspired by Japanese Noh Masks
This summer while researching projects for my seventh grade art class, I came across these Japanese Noh masks. They are quite expressive and beautiful, while maintaining their simplicity.
Noh classic … Read More
“It got worse by the minute. It seemed like nothing could stop it.”
I painted this image while listening to news reports of terrorism, wars, and general atrocities I can’t mention here. I couldn’t help but think about the … Read More
The 60s may have been all about hippies and ‘free love’, but in the classroom, teachers still held students to a higher standard- and students benefited from it.
Joanne Lipman, a former deputy managing editor of The Wall Street … Read More
Listening to AC/DC’s Highway to Hell, I saw this girl walk over and sit next to me on the bleachers. She seemed just as annoyed as I was. Not being dressed for gym, we were banished to “to think about … Read More
The idea of starting over is scarier than the actual ‘doing’ of it.
As a teacher, I get to start over every September (actually August, but who’s counting). I have the luxury/responsibility to be reflective, change what needs to be … Read More
We can’t control what happens, we can only control how we react.
All parents and teachers must help children in dealing with fear. How children learn to cope with things that frighten them can make a huge impact in their … Read More
In my seventh grade art class, I’ve used this beautiful picture book, Looking Like Me, by Walter Dean Myers. It is a colorful picture book telling the story of a young boy, and who he thinks he is, as seen … Read More
A disease is spreading. It’s called “learned helplessness” and as educators, we can stop it.
We inherently know that as individuals we learn by doing. Yes, we need to listen to instruction and watch demonstrations, but at the end of … Read More
If you want to understand creativity, inspire it in your classroom and increase your own, I highly recommend Ken Robinson’s “Out of Our Minds, Learning to Be Creative”. It explains, in a clear way why it is essential to be … Read More
