by KP | Nov 13, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Something miraculous happened today. We had only 30-minute classes, due to a school-wide ceremony at the start of the day. Thirty minutes leaves us with maybe ten good minutes of work time in Ceramics, but I decided to push through and have them work anyhow....
by KP | Oct 16, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Last spring, my colleagues at work and I developed a plan to explore how we all interpret creativity. Â We gave a fistful of cash to each of ten students, and asked them to return with ten identical objects (and a receipt). Â We handed out the goods… then we set...
by KP | Oct 8, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Once in awhile, as students are practicing on the wheel, I’ll announce, “It’s storytime.” Â Usually – maybe oddly – there are a couple of cheers. Â I think that maybe students might be used to teachers getting distracted with stories,...
by KP | Oct 4, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
“Ms. P, is this good enough?” “What are you asking me?” “Is this good enough for the project?” “Hm. Â Do you ask that question in pre-calc?” “Huh?” “Because the stuff that you’re making now is...
by KP | Sep 28, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
How to Face the Digital Future Without Fear is the title of this talk, presented by the RSA and cross-posted over at Teaching Excellence. Why would you need to learn facts? Because everybody has – within millimeters of their skin, at most of the time they are...
by KP | Sep 26, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
Studio music sets the tone to many days. The studio’s learning rhythm is seldom lecture-based, and much more often practice-based. Â This week in Ceramics I is the first week on the wheel, and I’m not allowing the students to make… anything. Â Not a...
