Thursday, 21 November 2013
Art Gallery Visit
I thought that the initial activity that we did at the art gallery, with the portraits by Will Gill, would be an acceptable activity for elementary aged students. Children are exposed to violent concepts and images all the time, whether they are watching TV, playing video games, reading graphic novels, or surfing the internet. While there is a general standard for what would and would not be acceptable for children, I think that this exhibit does not cross that line. I think that the activities the coordinator described would be totally acceptable, in my opinion, for a class to come and view. I think people are ignoring reality if they think children are not seeing images like this, and they might as well be exposed to them in a controlled, educational environment that is providing context as well.
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Totally agree!!! Kids are exposed to things that are way more graphic and it does not phase them. This is a great activity to get kids thinking about all kinds of thought provoking questions.
ReplyDeleteI agree, too. I think young teachers sometimes idealize children and believe that we, as teachers, need to protect them from every hurt. Parents can have that idea, too, but they usually realize how unrealistic it is at some point in their child's life. My approach was to be more open and to use questions as opportunities for discussion, along the lines of how Carolyn was inviting us to use Will Gill's art.
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