Mr. Wynn
Welcome Statement
It takes a special set of skills to be an art teacher. One has to serve as a mentor and as a coach. My philosophy of education vary in instructional strategies, actively engage students, and consider learning styles and aptitudes. It's important for an art teacher to be aware of his/her students' emotional, social, and psychological development. It goes without saying that the child needs a lending hand from the parent as well.
Art is important for high school students because it builds confidence. The greatest gift that a teacher or anyone for that matter is to give a student confidence. This is why I host art shows with my students' work proudly displayed. It all has to do with confidence and if they can believe in themselves a little more each day then it will show in their career choices. I know not not everyone will pursue art as a life career and when life is tough at times your child will hopefully remember the skill sets that I've implanted in their minds to express themselves in an alternate way. Art is therapeutic and art is a confidence booster.
The exhibitions also have a further purpose. I want my students to earn a scholarship and know that their are opportunities with all these companies out there willing to pay for your child to get through their 4-5 years. No matter the size of the scholarship, it all helps in the end. I am here to guide them through high school the best I can so where ever they land, they'll land on their feet. Poised and ready.
I would like to wrap things up with a brief story. My parents saved a drawing I made when I was a child. This drawing had planes bombing buildings. It was a reaction of something that grasped my attention. My parents were alarmed by how I took in this tragedy and then to make sense of it all illustrate my experience. But there were no planes bombing buildings in rather it was a car bomb. The vehicle that was detonated outside a building in Oklahoma.
Art provides that outlet to understand the surroundings without words. At the time I didn't know someone could blow a building up with a vehicle and only thought bombs came from planes from old WWII documentaries my father would watch.
Why I would tell you this is because some might think art is secondary and art is primary to make sense of this world. Art is our alternate tool with dealing with our stresses and misunderstandings in life. My students for sure are using what I teach to them in their unique way to understanding their world through art.
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