Drawing With Children
At some point, drawing gets a socially-constructed connection with artistic ability and expression. At about the ages of 7 or 8, children will begin to sort themselves into those “good at art” and those “not good at art.” An underlying theme is the inability to draw and drawing. This is carried into adulthood and muddies adults’ impressions about how to support this form of communication.
A Good Day
The best day, in my opinion, is when your work and all that careful selection of words and supporting actions come back to you as a child recognizes that you have to love yourself first and that kindness shared with others comes back ten-fold later in life.
The Spaces In Between
In my last post, Feathers I shared a glimpse of the visionary women who started our parent cooperative nursery school. We still follow the path they mapped for us as a play-based school.
Things we say . . .
Visiting with other teachers, and watching them without an agenda except to simply enjoy seeing a teacher practicing his or her craft is a gift. This is a gift because you get to hear yourself in the "things we say."