tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post5700656767073829883..comments2024-03-18T13:18:15.743-07:00Comments on Joyce Wycoff: Inching into wonderland: Art Is Within EveryoneJoyce Wycoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-84095292587322427262012-05-06T12:26:19.793-07:002012-05-06T12:26:19.793-07:00Diane and Pamela ... as long as our school system ...Diane and Pamela ... as long as our school system is driven by standardized testing, they are going to teach standardized thinking. I had the great good fortune of seeing what a school could do within the constraints of the "system" to achieve student-driven learning. It was one of the most exciting things I've seen. It proved that it can happen but it takes passionate leaders Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-33308706033506481162012-05-05T16:48:16.965-07:002012-05-05T16:48:16.965-07:00I've long thought that creative & critical...I've long thought that creative & critical thinking are two sides of the same coin. I don't like one chosen over the other, for one without the other is the undoing of both. <br /><br />First creativity was abandoned; now it seems critical thinking ~ a skill to assess the quality of one's thinking ~ is a "nice to have but not necessary". School doesn't appear to be Pamela Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476316799150084354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-81038880734370795332012-05-05T16:08:26.869-07:002012-05-05T16:08:26.869-07:00Oh, my goodness, this young man has SO much ENERGY...Oh, my goodness, this young man has SO much ENERGY! AMAZING!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this incredibly timely video. Thanks even more for your thoughts on what has happened to art curricula across the country. I've hated watching this, but now I understand my distaste for those decisions is not purely selfish; it arises also from a concern for how unbalanced things can become in a Diane Walkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379544317007203762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-61573458360763955642012-05-05T13:23:30.989-07:002012-05-05T13:23:30.989-07:00Louise and Maureen ... I'm glad you enjoyed th...Louise and Maureen ... I'm glad you enjoyed this ... I thought you might. And wouldn't it be great if we could end war with a paintbrush?! Soldiers would come home from a foreign engagement with a new color in their eyes, a fresh melody on their tongue and joy in their hearts from making friends instead of enemies. We have to ask, "why not?"Joyce Wycoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03742084748092724299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-27632364265659689452012-05-05T09:38:03.414-07:002012-05-05T09:38:03.414-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-12497168556518516712012-05-05T09:36:42.558-07:002012-05-05T09:36:42.558-07:00"inspire ourselves to inspire others to inspi..."inspire ourselves to inspire others to inspire the change": great mission statement.<br /><br />Excellent video. It's always fascinating to learn how people define art and its meaning in their lives.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290283101378474845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3509618966426341576.post-43607093632500093552012-05-05T08:47:37.867-07:002012-05-05T08:47:37.867-07:00I did take the time -- and the video is amazing. h...I did take the time -- and the video is amazing. he is inspiring, the faces and story in his video beautiful and your post is 'right on!'<br /><br />"I'd rather give them a paintbrush than a gun, knife..." wow<br /><br />Inside you<br /><br />a tender root<br /><br />-- very very nice.Louise Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522775693728655487noreply@blogger.com