My team of middle school helpers were assisting me with unloading and reloading the kiln at school. One of them, while carefully lifting fired projects, wanted to run an idea by me. He seemed very excited, like he was on the brink of starting a worldwide revolution. Anyway, here is what happened: Him: Mrs. Lewis? Read More
In my classroom, I have these pink papers in a folder & kids fill them out if they have any issues or concerns about projects or life etc. It’s great, because I don’t have groups of students whining or telling me things I’ll forget anyway. So, if a kid has an issue, I tell them Read More
One of the joys of teaching is that sometimes the responses students give you for things are down right hilarious. This one was great: Question: If someone said to you, “I can’t draw, I wasn’t born with that talent,” what advice would you give them? Student Response: It doesn’t matter how well you draw, it’s Read More
I was playing Ella Fitzgerald in my class at Hyde the other day. The students were all working on a still life drawing and listening to some of her classic hits for about a half hour when one kid exclaims, “This lady SUCKS!!!” I was like, “Ummm… Sorry, what did you just say?” And then Read More
And go to Hollywood? You could totally make it. I have a student that says this to me every day. I teach a drama class and very often will use my own performances to give students an example of how to play a game or learn an acting technique. They’re like, “Wow! When you did Read More
One of my students just said to me, “Mrs. Lewis, I think you’re the most super teacher in the whole U.S.A. and Russia!” Awwww. *blushes*
Okay, so I said I’d post the link to the still life drawings my students did when they were up on our gallery, so here they are! You can click on the smaller pictures to enlarge them, which I think does them so much more justice. These are all begining Art students and their progress Read More
I have a student who is mostly-deaf, and he’s supposed to wear a hearing aide. But he never wears it. MRS. LEWIS: Why don’t you ever wear your hearing aide to school? STUDENT: What?
One assignment that my students have is to write a list of the top 10 things they want to accomplish in their life. This gives us a starting point for what they want to make their Art about. Here are some of my favorites (original spelling/grammar has been preserved): Alex, a 6th grader, said: 1. Read More
One of my students is pretty roughed up. His parents just got a divorce recently and he’s dealing with it the best way he knows how. He seemed pretty down today, which makes me worry a bit. He spent his Thanksgiving helping his mom pack her stuff to move out of state. He “gets” to Read More