Wednesday, 6th of September, 2006
9:42 am on the 7th of September, 2006Another good day at school. I got an network account by the end of the day so I should be able to do this from school now. I took my 3rd year graphics class and it all seemed to go well. True length is a very tough idea to get your head around but my approach seemed to get a couple of them to understand the reason why we need to do it which was rally gratifying. I took a stab at questioning as a means of getting them to think rather than regurgitate info and the idea seemed to get through. It’s a very capable class.
I was in a n S1 grapchis class too, a mixed bunch. I spent a lot of time with one who really improved after I sat making him do as I did, drawing a series of lines and it made a big difference. He still had trouble with the task though, and I’m disappointed to say that the class teacher rather than recognising the progress saw only the task in terms of how well he wanted it done.
I took a senior class through an M&T joint, difficult to get them all listening, they seems all a little disinterested but o9nce they got started made a reasonable stab at the task. Too many not taking care with the chiselling though and wanted more wood. The quandry is do you make them see that they have to get it right first time, or do you give them more wood so that they do eventually get a good job?
There was another class. I remember now, a second year class making a toy. Pretty good workers, I didn’t lead take the lesson though. Hopefully another time. The S1s do rotations with other subjects so they get one period wood, one metal, and one on KU/drawing each week before they change to another subject. I’m taking this class for their KU period next Tues.
All in all, a good day.
