Mr. C. Pretends To Be... : art

An Art Teacher

Mr. C — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:21:00 GMT

A few weeks back I spent a week subbing for an art teacher. She had an unbelievable schedule. Not only did she not have have a prep period (not common, but something I've seen a number of times), but she did not have a lunch break. She had a class of...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 12)

Mr. C — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:31:00 GMT

In one of my classes I have a student who is obsessed with Jelly Bellies. He often likes to blurt out ideas for new flavors. These are usually random things, often with the intent to "gross out" whomever is in earshot. Today, near the end of class he...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 11)

Mr. C — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 01:23:00 GMT

If all goes to plan, this Friday is my last day. The teacher I've been subbing for should be back on Monday, though the principal has asked me to stay on-call, in case I have to come back suddenly. I get a pay bonus after so many days in a consecutive...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 10)

Mr. C — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 23:00:00 GMT

I had some memorable moments today. After reading to today's kindergartners, they got to roam around and find books to check out. A few minutes in, a little boy runs up to me with a large book, featuring a close-up picture of an alligator's jaws on the...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 9)

Mr. C — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:56:00 GMT

I've been on this assignment for about four full weeks now, and things are pretty much falling into a normal routine. One thing that I have been doing is asking the advanced high school art students to give me their own critique of their work, before...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 8)

Mr. C — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:22:00 GMT

I had to order some paint a while back. When it came in, I found that the office had ordered it in my name, as oppose to the regular art teacher. I thought that was fun. I've also found out that I will be filling in for the regular art teacher during...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 7)

Mr. C — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:46:00 GMT

In addition to teaching art classes, I spend a period each day in the library. The first 20 minutes are spent reading the elementary kids, followed by 20-25 minutes of supervising them while they check out books, and then the rest of the time I shelve...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 6)

Mr. C — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:14:00 GMT

My middle school students started a new project today. I bought five different shapes of pasta, and they are gluing them down on an index card. They will then draw a close-up of a section of the space they've filled. They purpose is that they will use...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 5)

Mr. C — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:31:00 GMT

I over heard the following conversation today in one of my high school art classes. Student 1: Wait, who's Bill Murray? Student 2: You don't know who Bill Murray is? Dude, he's a comedian. He was in Space Jam. I spent time after school mounting some student...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 4)

Mr. C — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:24:00 GMT

This should have gone up as two separate posts, but I forgot about it. Oh well. Tuesday Today my 7th graders organized giving me "the silent treatment" at the start of class. They didn't say a word as they filed into class. When the bell rang, and it...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 3)

Mr. C — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:19:00 GMT

I finally got access to the online grading information today. Having three classes in the same room is still going to be complicated, grade-wise, but not too badly. My 7th graders let me know today that I grade much harder than their regular teacher....(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 2)

Mr. C — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:46:00 GMT

I read my middle school students the riot act about the mess. The past couple days they have done a surprisingly good job of cleaning the room at the end of the period. I've spent this week sorting out and organizing all of the piles of student work around...(read more)

An Art Teacher (Long Term 1)

Mr. C — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:41:00 GMT

Well, it's official. They gave me keys and everything. For at least the next six weeks I will be the art teacher at a small, semi-rural middle/high school. As things become routine, I imagine my blog posts will diminish in frequency. The teacher I'm subbing...(read more)

A Secondary Art Teacher

Mr. C — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:11:00 GMT

I walked into school today expecting the usual boring art class lesson plans of: "The kids should continue working on their projects, they know what they're doing." Instead, when I walked into the office I was greeted by the principal with, "oh, Mr. C,...(read more)