Reflection Paper On Art Appreciation

For this assignment, I met with my art appreciation professor, Ms.Kate Peaslee. I chose her because I’m doing pretty well in her class and it would be interesting to meet with someone whose passion is the history and elements of artwork. I decided that meeting with her would be the best option and probably the least awkward out of all of my professors to meet with. I emailed her prior to the visit to see if she would be okay with answering the questions. It was actually really relieving to know that she would be alright with doing the interview and questions. The way I felt prior to the meeting with my professor was a mix of panic, anxiety and grogginess. I had accidentally overslept and missed the class, so I rushed over to the art building …show more content…
I just imagined everything to go wrong, that could possibly go wrong. It was actually quite the opposite and we had a really nice conversation! It was really nice to sit down with a professor and talk about what ways a student could excel in their class. Prior to taking art appreciation, during one of my grade review meetings, the representative said that a lot of the students in the organization had really low grades in the class. I thought that I would continue to take this class because I love a challenge, even if my GPA …show more content…
Some of the easiest things to do, most of her students didn’t do at all. She said a majority of the times, students didn’t study for quizzes, attend class, and didn’t review test material. An interesting thing she told me is that hand written notes helped students grades more than typing notes on a computer. My professor has about five hundred and twenty-five students per semester, throughout the year about fifty will visit her. I thought that was insane! Out of all those students only roughly ten percent will visit and get help. She also told me that originally she worked for a museum but didn’t enjoy the lack of connection with younger people, so she became a professor! I think that’s really neat as more and more students today don’t want to become teachers or anything in education. The course is actually pretty easy once you figure out how to study for the class and not just memorize the artworks. It’s about the elements, principles and techniques used to create the art.
Meeting with my professor helped me learned some easy tips to excel in her class. It also got rid of all the fear and anxiety of meeting with a professor. The meeting gave me all the more confidence to meet with my other professors if I’m ever having issues or trouble with the