What: My educational experience with the arts has not been that much. I have only been to a couple of school plays and some field trips that I don't really remember all that well. I did go to the ballet to get out of class one time, but I wasn't too interested. In my personal life, I have been to Les Miserables twice, Beauty and the Beast, the Shakespearean festival as well as many high school and community plays thanks to my wife. I have enjoyed them all and I thank my wife for the dates.
I did have a fun art teacher in High school "Mary", she always valued my art and made me believe that I had talent. As I have looked at the arts and ways to teach, I can see the arts is a really good way to integrate different disciplines into one lesson. I believe that if it is done right that it can enrich the lesson as well as reach students who normally wouldn't care about the subject.
So What: The arts has enriched my world by introducing stories that are part of the human experience. I was able to relate to the painter and what they were thinking ,the author and what they meant or the what the actor was trying to portray.
Some of the best teachers I had were able to help me see that I was smart in that subject. On the other end of the spectrum the worst teacher that I had was in 10th grade drafting. In 8th and 9th grade I really loved drafting and I thought I was good at it. This teacher convinced me that I didn't know what I was doing and I felt that I had no talent in that field anymore.
With these examples I feel it is vital to make the students realize that they are smart, and worth something. I want to be remembered as a good influence, not a dream killer.
Now what: As I look on the road before me to becoming a teacher, I already know my weaknesses. I need to be better organized, and I need to plan better. I would like to come away this semester with a better idea on how to be prepared to teach and integrate the arts.
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