the other day, i was talking to another mom about her son's kindergarten class and she mentioned to me that the art that they made in class was actually graded - as in - these are the best drawings! they get A's!
i don't EVER remember getting graded in art classes...
is this a new phenomenon or am i just in denial that this ever happened to me?
i mean seriously - i don't even remember getting graded for art projects in college. what's the dealio?! who grades art in kindergarten? and with what criteria? and why? i'm mildly outraged in this strange soccer/showbiz mom kind of way... wait. do those moms do anything with subtlety?
anyway, k'zilla drew this picture. y'know, she's not quite three yet. i think it's fabulous myself... but, when i ask her who it is - she'll say, "it's you!" and then 5 minutes later "it's me!" and 10 minutes later, "it's dada!" and later still, "it's lolo (grandpa)!"
well, whoever it is... it looks like he/she/it needs more practice on the loo. *cocks head to the side* or is that grass? a nest of snakes? silly string?
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I remember getting graded in art class, but it wasn't so much for the finished work as it was for our ability to pay attention and follow instruction. I don't know if I like them giving out grades for the level of artistic ability, especially so young!
Looks more like "it's lolo (grandpa)!" to me from the appearance of the head and face.
I taught children Art.
She has good analytic perception.
She denoted the grassland clearly and the figure stands apart from the background.
She knew she drew a human.
I would give it a B- but only because I think it's mildly derivative of Shel Silverstein. I hope by the time she's three she'll trust in her own visual style.
wendy - eggsactly! (of course, i have a hard time with criticism in my 30s...)
orikinla - i feel like i just sat thru a parent/teacher conference. i felt so unprepared...so humbled is that how it's going to feel for REAL??!!
barb - see! that's what i'm talkin' about!!!!
mom101 - dude. are you (in cahoots with orikinla?) trying to give me or my kid a complex?!
you're succeeding.
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