Week of 3/8

Today, the different media available in society has greatly influenced the world of art. One of the biggest influences has been the camera and photography. Photography has help assist artists in their work by allowing artists to use photos as a reference while they are working. Photography also developed into an art in itself as artists found ways to add different affects and alter their photos. Another one of the biggest contributions to the world of art today, is the video camera and computer generated images. The video camera has allowed human beings to capture acting on tape and broadcast it all over the world in the movie theaters. Computer generated images have been incorporated into movies, video games, and television shows providing creative images and entertainment for people view all over the world. These contributions to the world of art also have proved to be valuable contributions to the world of education. They serves as such valuable resources in the classroom and assisting teachers in their lessons. Photography is common tool used to assist students in making observations. One way a teacher could incorporate photography is by asking the students to collect photos of interesting faces from a magazine, interpret these faces, and explain the emotions conveyed by the face. The camera is also a great resource for a teacher. One way having a camera handy is beneficial is when an guest artist comes to class to give a specific art lesson, the teacher could record the guest artist to show future classes the art lesson or to show students who were absent from class when the guest artist came.

I was actually absent on the day of Luz Chung's presentation. But from the video clips and the overview from the powerpoint, I gather that Luz Chung is in favor of social justice and riding social injustice from the classroom. I absolutely agree with Luz Chung. I feel that every student should feel included and represented in the classroom. Every student in the classroom is like a piece of the community and every member is important. It is the teachers responsibility to make sure a student feels included. I feel that an easy way for a teacher to accomplish this is through art. A teacher could design an art project for the class in which every student has to make a collage to share things about themselves including interests, cultural facts, heritage information, etc. This way every student gets the opportunity to present themselves to the class and get to know the other students. If this or a similar idea is incorporated into the curriculum, I think every student will feel included in the classroom.