During October I traveled to seven schools, it was a mix of public, private, and even charter schools. Each had a distinct style of teacher, classroom environment, and student and teacher interactions. While I could write a monstrous essay explaining the vast array of teaching instruction I saw there was one school which I feel in love with above the others. Battleground Academy in Brentwood TN, nestled behind the I-65 gated in with fences and over a slight creek. The school is a Pre-K to 12 private school with to separate campuses. The lower school sit snuggly in a neighborhood surrounded by massive trees and appear quite quaint. The Middle and Upper School is three miles up that road, and it as modern as our University building. I spent a full Friday with one of three upper level art teachers, Ms. Lea-Mord. During my extended visit I observed three class periods, a study hall, and even experienced upper school
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This process of essay writing and self evaluation is one that Ms. Lea-Mord uses at the completion of every project. She hopes that in engaging her students with their own work, and adopting a critical eye of their own work they will develop a clearer and truer sense of their artistic style. This was the first I had ever seen an in-class writing assignment within a studio based course. While as a student I would’ve thrown a fit had a teacher asked me to write during a studio class, I now can see the value in this approach. It’s a clever way to further shape the students language and communication skills. Placing it within the art setting seems to make it less intimidating, I say this because each student eagerly worked on their essay. Before an essay can be handed in for a final evaluation Ms. Lea-Mord has to read it over to ensure nothing has been missed and to help ensure a students best work is being
This process of essay writing and self evaluation is one that Ms. Lea-Mord uses at the completion of every project. She hopes that in engaging her students with their own work, and adopting a critical eye of their own work they will develop a clearer and truer sense of their artistic style. This was the first I had ever seen an in-class writing assignment within a studio based course. While as a student I would’ve thrown a fit had a teacher asked me to write during a studio class, I now can see the value in this approach. It’s a clever way to further shape the students language and communication skills. Placing it within the art setting seems to make it less intimidating, I say this because each student eagerly worked on their essay. Before an essay can be handed in for a final evaluation Ms. Lea-Mord has to read it over to ensure nothing has been missed and to help ensure a students best work is being