Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ705533
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Sep-1
Pages: 2
Abstractor: ERIC
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-6463
The Art of Your Room: What Your Classroom Says about You
Sullivan, Kevin
School Arts: The Art Education Magazine for Teachers, v104 n1 p30 Sep 2004
In this article, the author talks about art in the classroom. He urges teachers to envision their classroom as a balance between inspiration and meditation, clutter and clarity, excitement and introspection. Remember that each student has a unique threshold for stimulation--what inspires one student to productive creativity may well trigger the next into unrestrained acting out. Teachers want students to approach an edge, a creative zone if you will, where motivation compels students to explore their world and express their understandings with passion and sensitivity. On this side of that zone is boredom; on the far side is chaos. It is along the safe side of that edge that teachers create.
Descriptors: Classroom Design, Middle Schools, Classroom Environment, Art Education, Studio Art, Space Utilization
Davis Publications, Inc., 50 Portland St., Worcester, MA 01608. Web site: http://www.davis-art.com.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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