Teachers: The Artists of the Masses
"The whole art of teaching is the only art of awakening the natural curiosity of young minds for the purpose of satisfying it afterwards."
~ Anatole France ~
Art may be the most subjective subject one can discuss. "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" is only one of the slew of mantras that have emerged surrounding the idea of art and what can be considered art. And in order to consider the ever unanswered question What is Art? one must first look at the notion of Who is an Artist?
At the end of my student teaching experience I must state that I am an artist. I have the paintbrushes, pencils, sketch pads, loose leaf, charcoal, chalk, rough drafts, lesson plans, final products and unit binders, among other tools, that are required of an artist. I've worked with local artists on canvases of all shapes, sizes, colors, creeds and origins to hone my skills and cultivate the skills of others. I don't believe that I will ever regret choosing teaching as my art. Choosing one medium to create my art will be the more difficult decision.
The types of artistry incorporated in pedagogy are limitless. Throughout my experience I noticed the continuous correlation between teaching and artistic mediums. I found I was immediately incorporated in the artistic element of teaching. I was a canvas. Granted, educationally, I had already received my base coat. Bloom, Dewey, Jefferson, and Emerson had served as my primer. But I still had a myriad of observations and experiences to add to my canvas before I could come close to being a finished work of art. And even then, I don't believe the additions, the learning involved with this art of teaching, ever cease. The connections between teaching and the...
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... effort exerted the more lives one touches and touching the lives of young people should be at the center of any solid teaching foundation.
Teaching is one of the most complicated and challenging art forms. It requires a superior talent, dedication, and personal sacrifice from its artists. Teachers are the most valuable artists this world has to offer. They create, sketch, color, mold and sculpt the minds of tomorrow and humans who come in as students leave as works of art, armed with their own slew of mental tools to sketch, paint, color, mold and sculpt this world. Teachers are artists whose final product is a person, or rather several people. And those people in turn take the crafts teachers have instilled in them and shape the world, thus creating their own art and perpetuating the cycle of art from art which begins with the artist of the mind, the teacher.
He was elected govenor in 1898. In 1900 he was nominated for vice president. He was able to help reelect President William McKinley Junior, helping to campaign to the Republican Party and helping them to see him as a viable candidate. Roosevelt then became the United State McKinley's win was short lived after he was assassinated in 1901. Roosevelt then became th...
William McKinley was born in Niles, Ohio on January 29, 1843. He fought on the union army during the civil war and after the war he started studying law. He opened an office in 1867 and he later became a congressman in 1876. In 1890 a tariff with his name was passed and he got rejected for reelection because of rising consumer prices. He then returned to Ohio and won the governor spot by a close margin in 1891. In 1896 he won the Republican presidential nomination with Mark Hanna, his main supporter.
He said that strikes by labor unions should be legalized; farmers should be given federal subsidies, the rich should be taxed, corporate campaign contributions should be banned, and liquor should be outlawed. McKinley knew he could no compete with bryan as an orator, so he conducted a traditional “front porch campaign” receiving select delegations of Republican supporters at his home in canton, Ohio and giving only prepared responses to the press. McKinley’s campaign manager Marcus Hanna, shrewdly betrayed Bryan as a “popacrat, a radical whose communistic sprit would ruin the capitalist system and create a class war. Hanna convinced the Republican Party to proclaim that it was unreservedly for sound money. Theodore Roosevelt, a rising star among the Republicans was aghast at the thought of Bryan becoming president. By preying upon fears, the McKinley campaign raised vast sums of money from corporations and wealthy donors to finance an army of 1,400 republican speakers who traveled the country in his support. It was the most expensive and sophisticated presidential campaign up to the point in history. In the end, Bryan and the democratic populist-silverte candidates were over whelmed by the better organized republican campaign. McKinley won the popular vote by 7.1 million to 6.5 million and the Electoral
When the war began, it was being fought by the Americans to address their grievances toward the British. This seemed like a justifiable cause for a war, however not all of the citizens shared the same sense of unity about the political issues the war was being fought over. The US was quite upset about the continuing impressment of American sailors into the British Navy and the seizures of American merchant trading vessels by the British. Another reason the United States wished to go to war with Britain was because of their dealings with the Indians in the West. The British were not only trading with the Indians, but they were also giving them weapons and encouraging them to attack American settlements. Along with these reasons, the Americans, now becoming hungry for land, dreamed of capturing British Canada and possibly Florida for the union. Also, the Americans still contained a certain degree of resentment from the Revolutionary War, which they were eager to take out on the British. Even though these were the causes the nation was supposedly fighting for, the entire nation lacked a major driving force to gain restitution for them. The nation was not really united for the cause, as backcountry farmers didn't care about what was happening to coastal shipping businesses, as coastal shipping businesses didn't care about what was happening to the backcountry farmers. Everyone was only concerned with their own problems, and not concerned with the problems facing the nation regarding the situations its citizens were enduring.
According to Jon Dorbolo “A just war must be initiated by a political authority within a political system that allows distinctions of Justice.” President Madison (1809-1817) made attempts to stop the war by exchanging the Embargo Act of (1807-1809) by President Jefferson with the Non-Intercourse act which opened up all other foreign markets except Britain and France. Due to the fact that the British and France markets where the biggest markets available this did little to nothing to improve the struggling U.S economy. After three years of failed negotiation, the pro-war voices in Congress were much stronger in America. In June 1812, swayed of the inevitability of war against Britain, P...
In 1900, the Republicans re-nominated William McKinley, who was given credit for the economic prosperity, and pledged to maintain the “full dinner pail.” During his presidency the United States had embarked on an imperialist policy after the Spanish-American War.
Sadly though neither Taft nor Roosevelt would win the election. The split in the party’s vote allowed the Democratic Nominee, Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey, to win by a landslide.
The presidency of William McKinley consisted of strict imperialistic policies that would benefit the advancement of American ideals. A new nation with new power began expansion both militarily and physically through an acquisition of influence in foreign territories. Under McKinley, these American influences spanned across borders in order to enhance the country’s ability to adapt to world change. These advancements in American society abruptly halted on September 6, 1901. As Leon Czolgosz assassinated President McKinley, America would reach a stalemate, and the future of the country would rest in the hands of former Vice President Theodore Roosevelt. While McKinley was one of the most respected presidents since Abraham Lincoln, Roosevelt attempted to further advance McKinley’s original beliefs through imperialism. While the assassination tragically impacted America’s forthcoming years, it
McClanaghan, Mary Ellen, et al. Master In The Art Of Teaching. Illus. Bob Winberry. Santa Monica: Canter Educational Productions, 1996. Print.
“Anyone who does anything to help a child in his life is a hero to me,” said by the famous Fred Rogers. Teaching is a noble profession that takes patience, integrity, and passion. It is a chance to make an impact and be a hero. Whenever I tell people about my passion I am asked judgmental questions such as, “Why do you want to teach high schoolers?” “Do you even get paid that much?” “Is that even a full time career?” My intended field of study, art education, is immensely rewarding in so many ways than one. Those questions, rooted in ignorance, never wavered my faith in myself because I know the truth about the power of art. I get the opportunity to help child create something they never thought possible. No matter a child’s background, ethnicity,
A woman’s need to pursue society’s expectations of her can corrupt her entire view on relationships and human interactions. In the novel The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, suggests that an individuals desire to achieve a standard of perfection in society can demoralize them into engrossing only what is best for themselves during conflict. Daisy is the epitome of a woman during the 1920’s, she wants nothing more than the appearance of a perfect family life, so when her future is indefinite she hides behind Tom’s wealth, and certainty to achieve her desires.
Its theme is far more complex than a simple love story. It tells about the corruption of the American dream, the broken promise of “equality for all” and the fact that you can’t be “whatever you want”. The novel is concerned with Jay Gatsby’s life, who is the protagonist of the story and perhaps American’s literature most powerful character.Gatsby lives a luxurious life in west Egg, we learn about his glamorous parties full of drinks and people from everywhere! But all this is just a facade that hides what Gatsby really is- a simple man in love. It seems that years ago Gatsby had fallen in love with a golden-haired girl named daisy. However, he wasn’t always rich and wealthy there was a time when he was poor and had nothing. This was the reason he lost the love of his life, and now does everything only to gain it back.
Food borne illnesses are caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages. There are many different disease-causing microbes, or pathogens. In addition, poisonous chemicals, or other harmful substances can cause food borne illnesses if they are present in food. More than two hundred and fifty different food borne illnesses have been described; almost all of these illnesses are infections. They are caused by a variety of bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can be food borne. (Center 1)
“Teaching is often a difficult process, but the end result is very rewarding. Watching a child develop confidence and seeing a student progress in their studies is a very exciting process. Teaching young children is especially great because it is setting a foundation for life-long learning.”(Chronicle guidance publications). What is teaching? A teacher is a person who provides education for pupils (children), or students (adults) using lectures, audiovisual aids, demonstrations, and computers to present academic, social, and motor skills. Teachers can also teach foreign languages, art, kids with special needs, and P.E. Teaching has changed a lot compared to the traditional methods of just lectures and textbooks. Students now are encouraged to actively learn through groups or individual projects. They have learning games, debates, and experiments to help them through the learning process. Being a teacher would be a great career for anyone who wants to further themselves, to help people, and to have great benefits (chronicle guidance publications).
Children’s artistic development can be fostered by making environments effective. Teachers are designers in this situation as they need to make practical and supportive environments for the children to engage in visual arts activities. The arrangement of the classroom furniture and use of materials should be adaptable to accommodate the needs of different activities (Wright, 2003). Teachers are provisioners as they provide a variety of resources for children to use which includes papers of different