Today, I was fortunate enough to spend a couple hours at Alma Schools in the art classroom. I was there during a fourth grade art class and a high school pottery class. The fourth graders are making pieces of pie. They are making them out of paper and cardboard templates that they cut, fold and glue together. It's a very fun project and each student is able to pick what kind of pie they want to make. This is the first time Mrs. W has done this project so she has said that she isn't quite sure what will happen, and she also said that the students may shape this project and give her ideas that she has not yet thought of.
In the high school pottery class, they students knew what was expected of them. They all had their own projects going and needed little assistance from Mrs. W. She assisted one student on the wheel, as there is one student every class period that works on the wheel. There was a group of students that were working together to make whistles out of clay, and the other students were busy either building new pieces or glazes other pieces.
I had the opportunity to ask Mrs. W why she chose to become an art teacher. She replied that she found a passion for art as a high school student. She then chose to go to college and major in art. She graduated in 1979, and took jobs doing bookwork and other jobs that did not deal with her major. Once she became a mother she stayed at home. It wasn't until later (1999) when her daughter got older and there was a job opening at Alma, she felt it was the perfect opportunity for her. She had previously been doing some substitute teaching, and this helped her feel comfortable in the school.
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