Hollistic Development for Art (Feb 1)

Hollistic developmeent, when it comes to art is very important! As a teacher, it is easier to generalize the class as whole because this makes the teaching less complicated. The problem with this type of teachinng is that it is absolutely impersonal. This treats the students are a body of people as opposed to individuals. I know everyone had their differences but you need to acknowledge that as a teacher. I know this saying is used more as a military kind of quote but "Your are as strong as your weakest member." This means that the educatoer must account for everyone in their class. The student who is not engaged or understanding the work, will distance themselves from the learning which may lead them to disrupt others.

Also everyone has a different learning style. One type of teaching method is not gonna cut it. From experience, I know that students really appreciate a teacher who is engaged with what they are teaching. If that is not happening, then the student doesn't feel that the learning episode is relavent to them.