~the teacher's passion seemed contagious~

Ah! The mark of a truly excellent teacher-PASSION! (And I'm not talking Mary Kay LeTourneau kind of passion..ew). Inspiring teachers are few and far between and I think it is wonderful that you hope to be able to give that to your students. Maybe you will light the match that ignites a blaze for one (or all) of them. Isn't that a great feeling??? Good luck with it!
~L.

that's lovely..I wish I could take your class. Funny how you thought about how you might connect the taste of licorice with your bike. what magazine was that sign from?

I second Avrille's idea of an online journaling class. I would love the advice, inspiration, and kick in the butt! (I just moved from Ontario to the US as well, but I'm on the east coast.)

How exciting. Those students will be lucky to have you as a teacher. :)

Have fun. I wish I could take your classes.

I teach art to children....20 years or so now....On rare ocassions I get to address their parents and relate to them my version of "to educate"....Latin for "to Draw out"....Very apt....don't you think? Assuming that everything we need is already there....Just draw it out!

Susan

i don't know if it's the source of your quote, or if you are familiar with Derrick Jensen's work, but his book "walking on water" is about writing and teaching (among other things) and in that he's talking about how the word educate comes from latin word educe, similar to seduce... i don't remember it that well but it was funny and beautiful and thoughtful, as is the whole book. i hope you get a chance to read it sometime, i think you'd really like it.

I'd like to add my thanks to you, too, for all you've already taught me & others by sharing your passion for drawing & writing with us on your web page. How lucky your students will be to have you as their teacher!

Delicious and divine!

It is indeed a wonderous experience to have passionate teachers... I number my own on one hand, but the effects they had on my life were profound.

:)

in latin:

ducare: to lead
e: the prefix for out

please let us know how to sign up for the classes. i live nearby in winters and would lvoe to attend. thanks! and good luck!!!!

Thanks for sharing what feeds you, kerri! I thought I'd share my two latest "finds": The work of Charlotte Salomon, a young woman who created an extrordinary body of work--paintings overlaid with words and music in sort of a personal opera--all in a year or so before she was sent to a concentration camp in Germany and killed. Her amazing family history is uncovered in the book, To Paint a Life.

And a lovely documentary, "In the Realms of the Unreal," about the work of Henry Darger, who, without any art training, created his own indescribable world through paintings and stories. Both artists worked in almost complete obscurity during their lifetimes (Darger's 60-year effort wasn't discovered until after he died!) And both created something new as they attempted to express the deepest parts of themselves. Really, the power of personal expression is so powerful, so limitless.

i fervently join the ranks of the many that would do most anything to be able to learn firsthand from you, keri. please let me know if you're ever doing a weekend workshop that i might be able to travel down for. {I just forwarded your post to a woman in my community that is teaching an art journaling workshop for 8-12 year olds this fall that i just signed my daughters up for.}
kindest regards,
julie

Have you ever thought about having an online journal class?
I've seen other journal classes offered online.
People register, pay for the class, and they receive weekly emails with journal assignments, inspiration from the teacher etc. Some teachers send things out via snail mail etc. as inspirations. It's almost like a club people join for a fee. I'm sure you'd find a lot of people would be interested in joining!

congratulations, that sounds like a wonderful opportunity!! i hope these students know how lucky they are! (i would die to have you as a teacher!)

how do i take one of your classes!?! that's so exciting. we need more teachers with your passion-it would do wonders for our children.
"good knowledge-because when you have knowledge you don't need luck" (a little saying my bff and i would trade before a test)

I totally agree with Cindy. Though I still wish that I could take one of your classes.

that's fantastic kerri! what lucky students. i would love to take a class with you , although i just realized by reading your journal all this time you have been teaching me and so many others. thank you for all your inspiring thoughts.