Student Teachers in Art are supervised by a faculty member from the Art Department and from the Teacher Education Department with primary supervision from the Art Faculty. Concerns Art teachers are in a unique position to help their students cultivate art skills, art knowledge, and creativity. Here are a few ideas I try to keep in mind. Some art teachers unintentionally foster student dependency when they answer compositional questions for their students.
Critiques provide important dynamic art learning.
Some art teachers avoid critique sessions because of some unpleasant experiences in the past. Image flooding and examples compared to preliminary practice Preliminary examples from art history or from last year's class are seen as a quick and expedient way to get acceptable looking work. However, sometimes the work is done without much real thinking about the concepts involved. Sometimes the examples prevent students from trusting themselves and their own ideas. Goshen College students may print a copy for their own use.