Tryin' to help Dan in Norway - self-teaching teacher 9 teens for folk-school class:
Your own relationship to Control-issues Safety-issues Health-issues Art-issues +
Balance-Tension between Being Themselves & Being Directed-Facilitated-Taught-
TENSIONS Yin-Yang re: Picture-Ingredients Aesthetics Personal-Interpersonal Psychological +++
What can/should be Group oriented and what Individual ?
Invent projects/assignments that facilitate these
Invent projects for 1, 2s, 3s, whole group
Sometimes you tell them what it's about expected if you know and want to tell
Sometimes your 'goals' are not concrete or even understood you will all find out what happens later
Make sure they understand that they already have the quality-ingredients for valuable-poignant visual+++ communication in their 'souls' right now
They should understand you expect PERSONAL expressions 'solutions' PICTURES writing
They should understand you expect PERSONAL expressions 'solutions' PICTURES writing
They can evolve their tools within themselves and w/the techs you'll work with
If they choose to try others' 'styles' that's hella productive way to evolve
I would have them carry a sketch-notes book draw and write daily their own style looking-out looking-in share or not? You see them
Drawing within a rectangle will facilitate picture framing & cropping ++++++
Writing will facilitate all kinds o' shit n' beauty
I would assign projects in the 'styles' of photographers that You love and hate ok, don't understand
= Evolution is going to be their business ...
= Evolution is going to be their business ...
I would assign 'themes' that are historically universal: face body landscape 'nature' still-life animals psycho-interior surreal +++
You will evolve curriculum as you experience what's happening for you and them
Present stuff that you love or are curious enough about: Include world wide art cultural historical +++
Each has a computer so: you can see stuff together or projected
You don't have to be an 'expert' to share what inspires you is amazing to you
They should be invited to share what they find amazing troubling relevant +++
Your plans for year end Show and individual BOOK are crucial for Them parents you & the program
This may not be crucial at all Dan white boy go, "HA HA"
Os Bill +:
Having an "Overview" & "Lesson Plans" actually allows for more freedom to evolve as you go
And it reduces stress you can always create stress if that's your thing living on some edges is more fun
You don't want them falling down mountains acting wanna-be in nyc sexing w/o condoms in paris
Hey are you protected from lawsuits if shit happens do you hug kids in Norge
Have them sketch some historic art works the Scream Mona Lisa Winged Victory a chosen Winogrand +
Write a poem or blurb to accompany
Choose a piece of Freud to read & discuss Szarkowski
They can photograph stuff that 'feels' like their favorite music their interior world their parents' relationships
immigration drugs hangin' out their Norway their future
immigration drugs hangin' out their Norway their future
How do we have fun and pleasure be sad joke love anger sex alienation together different ++
You'll be havin' some trips Dan Lykkelig reiser og eventyr
Easy fer meg her i meg behagelig pensjonering barnestol
+: so much more and:
Be sure to have your kids each set up their own Flickr share page = regular picture entries + ?sketches writing
Be sure to have your kids each set up their own Flickr share page = regular picture entries + ?sketches writing
