Week 1 - Content Proposal Media Project: AP Sketchbook

AP Sketchbook Ning site - Media Project under construction

My thesis is titled "The Lack of Online Peer Review for AP Studio Art Students." As my content proposal for my Media Project, I have begun creating a Ning site that will service this need. This site will provide synchronous and asynchronous interaction, collaboration and peer-to-peer review, support and feedback for my AP studio art students. I have been surveying our current and future AP Studio Art students as to what their needs are in this area, and what would be helpful and supportive in their quest to prepare an outstanding portfolio for submission to the College Boards in May. The Ning site is my attempt to provide this support to my students, but also to begin a journey that would allow AP Studio art students from across the country to blog, post, discuss and share their work with their peers.

Week 1 - Comment on Jorge's Blog

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2010

From the Art of Possibility - I like this artist!

What a few positive words can accomplish in another person's life! 

As I was reading the Art of Possibility, I came across an interesting section about an experiment using labels to classify character or personality. Benjamin Zanders contends that labeling and grading with anything less than an "A" may really serve to destroy or inhibit self growth and worth. One such story was about an Asian student who was raised in a culture never to question authority, (teachers, and so on). This student was given an "A" even before taking test or course and then was asked to write a letter dated sometime in the future. But to write it as though the subject matter was in the past. This student was to write about "Why he deserved an "A" in this course?"


I found it intriguing that one can influence how others respond to their environment through simple positive gestures. Since I am interested in testing for systems that would help Autistic children break into social environments, this would be an ideal concept to apply.

Sources:
Zander, B., & Zander, R. S. (2002). The Art of Possibility: Transforming Professional and Personal Life. Boston: Penguin (Non-Classics). (Original work published 1942)