Bad Days

Bad Days

  I have bad days. My students have bad days.   We talk About having bad days.   Pick something easy I tell them. So they can get started. So…
Master Forgetting

Master Forgetting

  What do you do when you don't have the impact that you wanted to have? What do you do at the end of the day when you have failed…
Two Islands

Two Islands

  Teaching is often categorized as a lonely profession.   “Teachers teach on an island,” they say.   But that’s not the only island that educators face.   Schools can…
10 Things I Wish Teachers Knew

10 Things I Wish Teachers Knew

  I was recently asked what 10 things I wish teachers knew by a friend looking to share the answer with undergrad teaching candidates. So, here is my list: The…
True North

True North

  What is your True North? What does your personal compass tell you? Find True North.  Discover what guides you.  Use it to set your goals.  Try not to get…
Classroom Approach

Classroom Approach

  We can approach our classrooms by saying, "I'm going to teach you this." Or We can approach our classrooms by saying, "I'm going to try to get you to…
His Greatest Lesson

His Greatest Lesson

  I walked out of my classroom and there he was lying on the floor. He was listening to the kids read their stories.  He was engaged and so were…
Creating

Creating

  When we create, we roam the edges of possibility.   Each mark, Each stroke, Each word, Each move, Each sound, Each addition (and each subtraction) has the potential to…
20 words. Support & Feedback

20 words. Support & Feedback

  20 words. 10 sticky notes, 2 words each. Trying to spark ideas, thoughts, debate, questions, conversation. Let us know what you think at #4OCF on Twitter.   Rich (@RACzyz)
Serve the Person

Serve the Person

  If the goal of art education is to reproduce an image that doesn’t interest the maker   or   to  create a work in a specific genre that doesn’t…