Wednesday, September 16, 2015

What do Drawing, Shakespeare and Geography Have in Common? #septemberchallenge #NaBloPoMo

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September 2015  Everyday Gyaan


Wednesday, September 16, 2015

What was your favorite subject back when you were in school?

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I remember liking Geography when it was introduced to the curriculum when I was in 4th grade with Mrs. Goetches.  (If you had asked me yesterday what the name of my 4th grade teacher was, I would not have been able to tell you.  Funny what these prompts bring up.)  We must not have gotten to individual US states because the next year, when my family moved to Utah, I couldn't have told you where it was or that it was even a state.

There was a 1/2 year class in Shakespeare that was interesting and cemented Will's place as my favorite playwright EVER!

I also remember a Drawing 101 class in college (when I went back after a 10-year break).  Two things stick out in my memory.

1.  When we sketched our first 'still life' the professor told us to put our pencils on the paper and to look at the display and to draw what we saw without looking at our paper or lifting the pencil.  The gasps of horror from the students were audible.  And, of course, when we were done, to a student, our sketches looked like something only the mother of a toddler could love.  But you know what?  We could tell from looking at the drawings what the display had been.  So it turns out there weren't all that bad after all.  I think it was a tremendous confidence booster.

2.  A year or two after the class, I was in the play "Gertrude Stein and a Companion" (as Gertrude).  The art professor invited me to sit for his advanced portrait painting class in the manner that she had sat for Picasso.  Lots of black in that.  And the other best part?  I got PAID!

8 comments:

  1. You have a variety of great memories there. I remember my 7th grade geography teacher because he was so cool and cute. We all had a crush on him.

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    1. Thanks, Susan/Kelley! :O) I had a massage therapy instructor like that! ;)

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  2. I was never that good in drawing or art. If I had an instructor who did what yours did - I think it's a fascinating thing to do. My favorite subject in school was history - although, after a year in college, I changed my major to cultural anthropology. Go figure. Alana ramblinwitham.blogspot.com

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    1. Hey, if you enjoyed it, more power to you, Alana! My husband was looking into cultural anthropology when he went back to college a few years back. He was very interested in Appalachian Studies.

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  3. I loved sketching still life, but I'm sure I had no talent at it whatsoever. How cool to get to sit for the portrait and get paid!

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    1. I know, right? :O) And I say, if it makes you happy to sketch, go for it!

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  4. I loved Geography too, but art certainly wasn't my subject! I still have to heal from the memories of my art teacher telling me how bad I was! :)

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    1. How horrible for you, Corinne! To me, that seriously calls into question that teacher's abilities! Did you like drawing etc? Or was it hard to do, (especially because of what that pseudo-teacher said?)

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