Today, we concluded our watercolor sessions with -ish, The Dot, and The North Star. I LOVED that students wanted to send their creations to friends!
With -ish, we spent time learning about how things don't have to be perfect and that we shouldn't give up the things that bring us the most joy because our version doesn't fit someone else's criteria. With The Dot, we pondered the art of trying - just making your mark no matter what or how you do it. The point is to make it and own it and be proud of it and celebrate it!
The North Star, brought larger concepts together that at first, the students struggled with. It 's difficult for them to break out of their trained habits (give me the information and I'll do something with it and then give it back to you on a test or some other form of assessment, no matter how cleverly disguised - ie. "Book in a Bag" project) The idea that someone is telling them to break free of that form of education and to stop for a moment and consider the possibility of identifying where they really want to be, what they really want to do, what they want to explore is nothing short of ridiculous. And how often has a teacher really challenged them to be in charge of their own learning path? Stay tuned... the kids on this path are being challenged!
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