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 After reading this article, I couldn't be happier knowing that I will be an art educator and not a general educator.  The upper-hand we have are never having "correct answers."     I found it to be an interesting read with all the demographics, location of schools, and families class levels.  As unfortunate as it is to prepare students for the work their parents or even grandparents may have done, even if they are still living in a poor neighborhood, that they still have potential to do great things.  Part of me does understand where their parents are coming from however, if you have two working parents who may have to walk to work, maybe all they can afford is to put food on the table once a day.  I totally understand that they would want their child to start working and gaining income as soon as they can to help out but then they are being taken away from their education.  It is a hard decision they have to make.  On the other hand, famili...

 Finally, a topic I can understand in full and can relate to very personally!      I have been in many classrooms and class spaces in the past and I can't wait to have a classroom of my own one day where I am able to decorate it with the students' works!      After looking over the checklist from Kohn, I noticed that everything was very obvious, which I think is because I am in the art education program! As I realize that some schools are not as fortunate to have beautifully flawless classrooms, or even classrooms at all for art or other specialists, it is important to make whatever you have the best it can be.  Above is an example I pulled of an "art classroom."  I noticed a lot of rooms have stools with no backs, which might not seem like a problem but chairs with a good back is very important for any classroom.  If I were to critique this "perfect" classroom I would have to mention that the artwork hanging is probably mainly made by t...

  I had many (somewhat random) thoughts while reading this excerpt so I will try to make this short and sweet: One of the problems I always find while I am in the classroom or learning space is setting the correct tone of power and respect between the students and teacher/instructor.  It is very important to establish respect and "power" at the beginning but not in a harsh or mean tone.  I was taught while at my first job working for my local summer camp that you should always start out more strict and then ease up because it doesn't work the other way around.  A quote from a student in the reading claims "he was proud of the teacher's "meanness", an attribute he seemed to describe as the ability to run the class and pushing and expecting students to learn."  This is the level I believe teachers strive to be.  You can be strict and fun at the same time.  Establishing a routine or schedule for your classes will keep them on track and prepared for fu...