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Crystal Hinds
UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND UPDATES FOR 2021

A New Semester

2/15/2020

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We have begun the new semester and are several weeks in, projects are beginning to roll in an easy flow. I am teaching the same classes as last semester in hopes practicing some new projects and adjusting others. So far this group of kids has been great. There will always be a few that present challenges. Some I will reach and others will continue to be in their own world. It is difficult when I meet students that no one can reach, or at least it has proven such so far. I hope that I can improve my ability to reach more students as I continue my journey. Sometimes all we as individuals need to find our purpose or direction is that one person who made a difference in our lives. I hope that I can be that person for some of these kids that no one else has been able to reach. They are why I am teaching, They are why I do what I do every day. From Tween to Teen to Young adult is the most chaotic times of our lives. It would be a disservice to ignore the complexity of their world internally and externally.
I digress. The future holds some interesting changes for next year. My team and I will be beginning a new course for 2D foundations in the fall. This will require rewriting the current curriculum to encompass two beginning courses into one functional course, with proper vertical alignment. I will also be teaching metals next spring, super excited for this transition. It may lead to a full time position of which I am still on the fence about. I know if it comes up I will take it, but I cannot help but to feel the loss. Currently, I am in a position to be the best art teacher I can be, by remaining active in the community of artists, volunteering time, and working in my studio keeping up my practice while learning more everyday. We will see where this goes. I want the best for my students, and my school.
This is my first year, it has been a challenge in some places and just plain fun in others. I am excited at the opportunities in the future as well as my everyday with the kids.

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