My first week of observation went really well. I am at my old highschool in Terrace, which is really fun. Many of my old teachers are still teaching there and have been extremely welcoming, so that has been really nice for me. The teachers who are new and the ones who hadn't taught me before have been really welcoming as well. I think part of it is that so many students want to get out of Terrace after they graduate that its nice to see some familiar faces coming back to the region.
As I have mentioned before, being a teacher and role model in a small town is a lot different from being in Victoria or Vancouver. The other day I went to the grocery store and there were only two tills open at the time we were there since it was late. The person ahead of me in line was an art student, ahead of him was an old neighbor, next to us the cashier was an art student who was serving another one of my students (my boyfriend's cousin) and her mom (my boyfriend's aunt!) This is where I hoped and prayed that my old neighbor wouldn't say anything embarrassing about me since she has known me since I was born!
Anyway I was going to talk about how my mentor teacher engages those students who are in the art room because they think it will be an easy elective. So far, I have seen her work one-on-one with students who are needing a little extra help during class time. Also, she tries to find out what the students are interested in so they can find the motivation within themselves to create meaningful artwork. Unfortunately, in the First Nations Art 11/12 class she has, there is little motivation in many of the students, which is something I will talk about in my next post, as this one is getting long.
I'm wondering, has anyone seen any good strategies for getting those students with low motivation interested and inspired, whether it be in an art classroom or somewhere else? I'd like to hear your ideas.
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