The purpose in being a teacher is to excite passion in the arts. Being a teacher is about opening up possibilities for students to pursue careers in the arts. Teaching students about art careers like design, advertising, video game production or others is part of being a teacher. I cannot deny that I also want to teach art because I am passionate about it and want to create art with my students. Creating a classroom where art education can match up with what students get in college is another aim I have. Allowing students to create art is part of my aim in the classroom, but I also want to include the students with the skills to talk and dialogue about art. Students should know basics about art to include theory and some art history to show the importance of the historical context of art through reading art essays and commentaries. Bringing in the importance of historical context teaches a lot about society, whether it be the art created around immigration issues, gender issues of today or art commentaries made about HIV/AIDS in the 80's.
As for my philosophic beliefs about everything...that would take all day, but as far as education goes, I believe that there can be no censorship in education. I want to expose children to all forms of art from street art to high end art that sells for millions in galleries and to discuss the issues around art for the privileged and art for the masses. I have very liberal beliefs socially and belief in open expression and will expose children to art of many beliefs and encourage any and all art expression from students as long as it doesn't harm other people physically. I believe in questioning the status quo and would encourage that in a classroom. I feel that the more students are educated, the better values they will develop and the better actions they can take. An informed population can take us into the future...hopefully.
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