Note: To protect the privacy of our members, e-mail addresses
have been removed from the archived messages. As a result, some
links may be broken. You could bring in different artists'
renditions of martin luther king and compare them in terms of
style, form, media, impression then launch into portraits by
other aritsts, for example. I've found that if you expect less,
that's exactly what you get. The teacher needs to find a way to
reach into the day-to-day reality of these students and begin
there.Hav everyone bring in a magazine they read or look at.
Have the girls bring in their cosmetics and look at the
advertising images for the brands etc. Art needs to relate
before it can elevate. On Sat, 12 Apr 1997, Dr Sam Short wrote:
> I have been giving some thought to the inquiry process as it
relates to > inner city secondary school students. I visit inner
city art classrooms on > a regular basis. Although there are
some very fine inner city schools with > excellent art programs,
I have also observed other situa