Friday, February 12, 2010

soapstone progress

this is how things looked on day one and two. students had really begun to experiment. 
having a good teacher assistant is one of the things that allows me to keep everything flowing smoothly in my room.  

the student took this excellent start and pushed it too far, first a leg broke, then the entire piece collapsed. he did not understand what the stone was saying, which was"go easy". he loves filing away, but can't quite understand the reductive process.


today i finished my piece, and one student has two close to being done. others are struggling, and one is completely at sea. but we are moving forward, and they are still listening, reading, understanding crow and weasel. one student says, "can we work on soapstone" at every chance he gets. he is enchanted by this project.

5 comments:

  1. Your work is sacred too...
    http://piecesofd.blogspot.com/2010/02/rainy-days-and-sacred-work.html

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  2. you should see the dust, try as we do to keep it down. but oh, wait till after break!

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  3. I THINK WE NEED LESS ACADEMICS.........MORE CREATIVITY.......ART, POETRY, CREATIVE WRITING, PERFORMING ARTS, MUSIC, INDUSTRIAL ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY,ETC..........NEED I GO ON?

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  4. well, there are two of us... do check out eagle rock school in colorado online and see how a free school addresses these things. my kids attended.

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