tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post9169856968814223547..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: ArtElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-87126007727106181232010-03-30T08:58:40.699+04:002010-03-30T08:58:40.699+04:00I love their crafts there and am amazed at what th...I love their crafts there and am amazed at what they make. I was privileged to visit a few of the art rooms in orphanages over there.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15230898402299847447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-67645919563246102252010-03-26T09:43:54.209+03:002010-03-26T09:43:54.209+03:00I have a hard time praising children for coloring ...I have a hard time praising children for coloring in the lines, but being careful definitely counts as working hard, so shouldn't go unnoticed. <br /><br />I don't know much about teaching art, but with ESL assignments it is always very important that each assignment have a clear task. So a "draw how you feel" assignment would have a different charge than a "make something you can give to someone else" assignment.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-65557977102790539792010-03-26T05:41:01.373+03:002010-03-26T05:41:01.373+03:00I was so impressed with the art teaching in Russia...I was so impressed with the art teaching in Russia.... I think that the kids do copy - but look at many of the great artists and what did they do as apprentices? Copied! By copying you learn a LOT, and then you can bring in the creativity. I suppose I am old fashioned in that, but I like to be able to LEGITIMATELY and HONESTLY compliment children's work, and so often all they've done is waste expensive materials! <br /><br />In our programs we have a budget, so there have been times (making cards for the sick or elderly, etc.) where I've said; here are some models; make yours look like this! I want results that are presentable and enough nice materials for everyone.<br /><br />Anyway - one amazing thing my Sergei could do was amazing origami and other paper crafts. They could do, as you say, so much with so little.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-28442741949462964822010-03-26T00:15:02.677+03:002010-03-26T00:15:02.677+03:00Wow that's so impressive! What beautiful work ...Wow that's so impressive! What beautiful work created with such limited supplies. Makes my art teacher heart smile!<br /><br />And that's so interesting about Russian children being taught how to be precise with glue-- most of the children I've taught here in the U.S. are very un-precise and messy (even the high school students!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com