So I thought since I am just two weeks into the new school year, I’d reflect on some of the things that I’ll be teaching for - my goals, what I’m looking forward to, etc. ART Well, the art teacher quit 4 days before school started, so I became the new art teacher for the downtown Center. I am starting from scratch, completely. There are no plans, no materials, nothing. This has definitely been, and will continue to be a challenge for sure, but what I’m most excited about for art is teaching the kids creativity. Normally, no matter what project the kids did in art, it was always centered around copying. I’m not kidding. Copy, copy, copy. This is one thing that really frustrates me about the education system here, and it’s something the volunteers
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