While observing at location A, I was surprised and pleased by many things that I saw. The students were involved in a lesson based on a contemporary artist who I've never heard of. They had black pieces of paper while some had a big blue banner-like sheet of paper and they were creating asymmetrical designs with chalk pastels drawing with both hands at the same time. I was surprised because when I took art classes in middle school, I feel like my teachers would see using chalk pastels as being too messy, but the students were loving it, I saw some just smothering bright color all over the paper, clearly enjoying having such freedom with the material. One student even asked the teacher if he could wash his hands and she said "no" and I loved that the class was embracing the mess they were making. I also learned and became more aware of how little time there is in a class period in a public middle school, theres only so much time for students to get prepared, create their pieces, and clean up afterwards. It's very important to manage time and decide how much time you'll put aside for each part of the lesson or class period. Next time, while observing I think I'd benefit from asking more questions whether it's questions addressed to the teacher or her students.
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