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Year 2020 began with a new challenge for me. In a rural school in Eastern South Dakota, I taught clay hand-building to high school students for one month. These are some of their work. That first teaching residency was demanding, but extremely rewarding. Digesting the experience, I am now thinking, "How can art-making encourage collaboration and improvisation?"
Teaching teenagers was something I did not think an introvert like me could do well. The challenge made me work harder, and the students seemed to have responded to it. Recalling interactions with them, I am curious how this new journey as an art teacher may help me grow.
4 Comments
John Diehl
2/27/2020 11:20:31 pm
Yoko your results with these kids is amazing.
Yoko
2/28/2020 02:14:59 pm
Thank you John.
Lisa Kneafsey
2/29/2020 05:54:35 am
Yoko, the work you do and the inspiration you bring is never forgotten. You touch lives, and I'm sure there is at least one (probably more) student that will never forget you. You awaken and stretch the imagination. I know this.....I was one of your adult students and I still hear your voice encouraging me to "challenge myself".
Yoko
2/29/2020 09:52:16 pm
Lisa, your kind comment moved me. Thank you very much. We never know what kind of influences we will leave behind. Yes, I will keep doing what I'm doing. Thank you. Leave a Reply. |
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