In taking part of the CSF program I have learned about so many organizations and community projects taking place in the Bay Area in which each CSF is involved with. From the Obama interview project to the Rock Paper Scissors Collective, I am reassured that there are amazing, unique, and progressive creative jobs available.
As for my sight, I have been introduced to a new method/philosophy of teaching called Teaching for Artistic Behavior, in which the students are given the authority to select the medium in which they interested in working in. Each day Leslie, my supervisor, sets up centers in which each child can choose from. The students get to work, and we are their to assist them. It is facinating to observe what students gravitate to, and equally exciting is to see how skilled they are with that medium. It is very different from what I am traditionally used to (a system much more structured) and also very different from the Teaching for Understanding phillosophy used in my Arts Ed class. This has been extremely beneficial in constructing my own philosophy of teaching and education, because I am able to see how each method varies, and what type of results occur. It is quite possible that different aspect from each method apply to different age groups more successfully. This I don't know, but it is all in part of learning.
Lastly, I have learned so much from the children I work with. Each day, they are energetic, friendly, and oozing with new ideas. This is refreshing, fun, and always gratifying, no matter how exausting it can be.
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