by KP | Dec 1, 2012 | Education
I’m convinced… that our basic nature is to be curious and self-directed. Â And I say that not because I’m a dewy-eyed idealist, but because I’ve been around young children, and because my wife and I have three kids of our own. Â Have you ever...
by KP | Nov 23, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
In a paradigm shift, you see things as you’ve never seen them before. -Joel Baker There are a lot of strong emotions and reactions running through the school where I teach right now, and it’s probably for the best that we have a few days off for...
by KP | Nov 16, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
“There is no better feeling than throwing a cold piece of clay on the wheel and centering it with your anxious hands. It’s not just about the class your taking or what grade you will receive, it’s about making a piece that will remain in the world for hundreds...
by KP | Nov 14, 2012 | Ceramics, Education
It’s hard to see what exactly is happening in this picture. Â Two of my students are untangling a clump of wires, the wires that are used to cut pots off the wheels. Â They just spent the last hour teaching a roomful of adults how to center clay on the wheel, and...
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 | Nov 10, 2012 | Education
“I can’t imagine spending this much time on anything,” the young man remarked as he trailed his fingers over the intricate, interlocking puzzle box. Yesterday, we took 53 teenagers on two buses to the Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show. A...
