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10 Things Your Art Teacher Won't Tell You : Teacher Edition

1. She is an artist, but she won't work for free. No, she will not draw your family portrait or paint your favorite quote on a canvas,...

1. She won't tell you your work is terrible. She doesn't see your work that way, even when it might be to you or someone else. To her,...

...because teaching is hard. ...because she is exhausted. ALL. THE. TIME. ...because seeing students cry is heart-breaking. ...because he...

In art class during the month of March, you would have found us deep in the study of Ancient Egypt. We spent a total of three weeks...

I ended up having extra time at the end of my unit on Egypt (more to come on that) and second graders were able to finish their Ming...

Last month, we moved on from Australia and started a new unit on China. It was so much fun to dive into the various historical and...

This month, we've been studying Australian Art and it has been a blast! We've talked about the country/continent, its native animals...

Being an art educator makes you fiesty. You quickly learn to fight. You fight for your classroom supplies, the importance of art, and to...