Teaching Philosophy
Throughout my childhood I was encouraged to always create, but as I grew older I never considered taking classes to nurture my talent. I wish I had considered art as more than a hobby growing up, so I could have practiced the skills and processes that I know and love now. As an educator I want to show students the skills and processes needed to execute the work they create in their minds successfully. Whether students decide to pursue full time artistic careers or not, it is important to nurture their talent so they can take what they have experienced now and carry and build on it in their future years, because every career and lifestyle requires creativity.
I believe a student deserves individual attention because everyone learns at a different pace and every student’s piece requires different processes. A teacher should not spend most of their class time at the front of the room lecturing, but they should be constantly on the move taking in each artwork and giving feedback as the piece builds. The students should also be encouraged to ask questions and feel comfortable enough to come to the educator or peers for critiques. The student should never feel judged by others or scared of only negative comments, which can often feel like personal attacks and deter them from using creative processes in the future. Educators should nurture talent and skill along with personally mentoring students.