Showing posts with label funny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label funny. Show all posts
Sunday, October 23, 2016
Friday, October 21, 2016
Sunday, October 16, 2016
similar but different
as m would say <3
dude, I must admit...dance parties have saved my butt on more than one occasion in the classroom.
when absolutely nothing is going as planned or well, I am always tempted to tell my little friends to drop everything, push chairs in, make sure there is space around their body, and then I turn on some loud song and we dance out the frustration / anger / tired / annoyed / too much energy / not enough energy / sadness until we can make art again. sometimes it's just for them, sometimes it's just for me...but I must say not once have I hosted a mid-art class dance party that didn't benefit everyone :)
dude, I must admit...dance parties have saved my butt on more than one occasion in the classroom.
when absolutely nothing is going as planned or well, I am always tempted to tell my little friends to drop everything, push chairs in, make sure there is space around their body, and then I turn on some loud song and we dance out the frustration / anger / tired / annoyed / too much energy / not enough energy / sadness until we can make art again. sometimes it's just for them, sometimes it's just for me...but I must say not once have I hosted a mid-art class dance party that didn't benefit everyone :)
Friday, October 14, 2016
Thursday, June 18, 2015
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014
seriously?
parent at pickup: whoa…NASA & physics…I thought this was art camp?
r: yep, that's how we do it.
parent: seriously? so cool!
r: yep, thought we'd get our science in today.
parent: man, it's one stop shopping in here! awesome!
ha. i love my job.
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
the big ask
from an e-mail from 5.7.14 at 6:38pm: (edited, clearly)
"Hello, my name is A and i was wondering if you would be willing to donate about a cup of black glaze to my school. You see, I go to a public charter school known as ___ and due to the flooding we had our school is rather broke. We recently did a clay project in art and everyone else used up the little amount of glaze we had from last year and due to lack of money my teacher can't buy any more. So i was wondering if you would mind lending me a cup of glaze for my tea set I made. It would really mean the world to me. "
"Really! Thank you so much!!! Is it ok if my mom picks it up on her way home work tomorrow? Oh and i will be sure to stop by and show you my tea set when it is finished. :)"
hope she knows i'm looking forward to seeing something like this:
I like when people go for the big ask. many many people in my life are where they are because they weren't afraid to just ask for what they want. seriously, it doesn't hurt anyone to ask. it builds your own confidence, reminds you what goal you're reaching for, and builds character. even when you receive a whole bunch of 'no's' in response to your big ask (which you will)…chances are it's an opportunity to work harder. an opportunity to refine your shpeal, to ask in a different way, to look for a different kind of place or person to ask.
i think god appreciates the big ask, too. not every opportunity is going to fall out of the sky into our laps, people. some opportunities god has fully in the works and in his plan, but he's just waiting for us to figure out that we really want it. that we'll appreciate it. that we'll see it as the huge opportunity and blessing that it is and act on it. it probably takes a little work to orchestrate opportunities and miracles…I wouldn't blame him for waiting until we're in the right mindset to observe the miracle and jump into action because of it.
even jesus went for the big ask. before being killed he went and asked god 'i'll do what you say because you're the boss man and i trust you, but couldn't we do this any other way? it would be really really great if there was another option that we could explore here…'
and god said no and the way we understand jesus has forever been enriched by that observation of the big ask and receiving a big fat no. you've got to remember that sometimes your big ask will result in a big fat no for a big fat good reason, but it doesn't mean you should stop being awesome. or that you should ever stop asking :)
"Hello, my name is A and i was wondering if you would be willing to donate about a cup of black glaze to my school. You see, I go to a public charter school known as ___ and due to the flooding we had our school is rather broke. We recently did a clay project in art and everyone else used up the little amount of glaze we had from last year and due to lack of money my teacher can't buy any more. So i was wondering if you would mind lending me a cup of glaze for my tea set I made. It would really mean the world to me. "
"Really! Thank you so much!!! Is it ok if my mom picks it up on her way home work tomorrow? Oh and i will be sure to stop by and show you my tea set when it is finished. :)"
hope she knows i'm looking forward to seeing something like this:
Samita Masami | "Remoteness" 1992. Porcelain with gold and silver pigments over black glaze
or these:
Hedwig Bollhagen via rawearthopensky
via rawearthopensky
I like when people go for the big ask. many many people in my life are where they are because they weren't afraid to just ask for what they want. seriously, it doesn't hurt anyone to ask. it builds your own confidence, reminds you what goal you're reaching for, and builds character. even when you receive a whole bunch of 'no's' in response to your big ask (which you will)…chances are it's an opportunity to work harder. an opportunity to refine your shpeal, to ask in a different way, to look for a different kind of place or person to ask.
i think god appreciates the big ask, too. not every opportunity is going to fall out of the sky into our laps, people. some opportunities god has fully in the works and in his plan, but he's just waiting for us to figure out that we really want it. that we'll appreciate it. that we'll see it as the huge opportunity and blessing that it is and act on it. it probably takes a little work to orchestrate opportunities and miracles…I wouldn't blame him for waiting until we're in the right mindset to observe the miracle and jump into action because of it.
even jesus went for the big ask. before being killed he went and asked god 'i'll do what you say because you're the boss man and i trust you, but couldn't we do this any other way? it would be really really great if there was another option that we could explore here…'
and god said no and the way we understand jesus has forever been enriched by that observation of the big ask and receiving a big fat no. you've got to remember that sometimes your big ask will result in a big fat no for a big fat good reason, but it doesn't mean you should stop being awesome. or that you should ever stop asking :)
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Appropriate
All I can say is it's appropriately funny that the comments about government, god's creation, population density, human ignorance, etc. etc. start at 3:47am and the article was posted at 4:10am. Nobody reads or responds, just use an overheard key word or two as a jumping point to recite an argument that isn't even theirs. Way to go, early news readers.
West Antarctic glacial collapse, etc. etc.
West Antarctic glacial collapse, etc. etc.
Monday, April 21, 2014
Thursday, April 10, 2014
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
rae's guide
to teenagers. simple, but effective:
1. know about music. for some reason (and i think they may actually be on to something), when high school students are trying to figure you (and each other) out i've often been asked "what bands do you like?" play it up...even if they've never heard of the musicians you're talking about. most teenagers are into music, so if you're into music, even if it's not their music, they have a way to identify with you.
2. a friend from church taught me once that you can start a conversation with anyone by asking where they are from, what their family is like, and what it was like to grow up there. switch up specifics and you get down to the point that people, teenagers included, love to talk about themselves. let them and they'll understand that you care and are interested in their story.
3. don't let them intimidate you. at the start of my teaching program i thought high schoolers were close to insane. they stood up in a silent classroom and started yelling, one told me he wanted to commit suicide, plenty cried, they'd put their headphones in and pretend i didn't exist...but my dad explained that when you're in high school you act tough. high school (and being a teenager) is tough, so they try to act tough to get through it. be tough but honest, be tough but straightforward, be tough but "chill" as one of my moody high schoolers said of my teaching.
4. finally, never ever forget to challenge them. there are too many people who are intimidated by them, too many people who give them the satisfaction of the shock factor, too many who do their very best to stay away from their strange culture. if you're gonna be in their lives, challenge them to be better. challenge them to look ahead. challenge them to think beyond their overwhelming emotions. challenge them to challenge the world, to never give up, and to be even greater than they were planning on.
1. know about music. for some reason (and i think they may actually be on to something), when high school students are trying to figure you (and each other) out i've often been asked "what bands do you like?" play it up...even if they've never heard of the musicians you're talking about. most teenagers are into music, so if you're into music, even if it's not their music, they have a way to identify with you.
2. a friend from church taught me once that you can start a conversation with anyone by asking where they are from, what their family is like, and what it was like to grow up there. switch up specifics and you get down to the point that people, teenagers included, love to talk about themselves. let them and they'll understand that you care and are interested in their story.
3. don't let them intimidate you. at the start of my teaching program i thought high schoolers were close to insane. they stood up in a silent classroom and started yelling, one told me he wanted to commit suicide, plenty cried, they'd put their headphones in and pretend i didn't exist...but my dad explained that when you're in high school you act tough. high school (and being a teenager) is tough, so they try to act tough to get through it. be tough but honest, be tough but straightforward, be tough but "chill" as one of my moody high schoolers said of my teaching.
4. finally, never ever forget to challenge them. there are too many people who are intimidated by them, too many people who give them the satisfaction of the shock factor, too many who do their very best to stay away from their strange culture. if you're gonna be in their lives, challenge them to be better. challenge them to look ahead. challenge them to think beyond their overwhelming emotions. challenge them to challenge the world, to never give up, and to be even greater than they were planning on.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013
my lesson wasn't working out, because iphoto doesn't have the option to edit photo hue. so i asked my kids about computer programs and Adam taught me how to download free apps on my computer. then he watched youtube tutorials until he found one that explained how to do what we wanted. then he taught me how to do what i wanted to teach them to do.
what an amazing day of constructivist education ;)
(not quite what I had in mind for Oz 'green self portraits'...but it'll do! Warhol, pop art, digital photo editing and programs, etc.)
what an amazing day of constructivist education ;)
(not quite what I had in mind for Oz 'green self portraits'...but it'll do! Warhol, pop art, digital photo editing and programs, etc.)
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
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