ABOUT THESE ART EDUCATION PAGES
Teaching and parenting for me has been and is a journey of daily experiences carefully examined and reconsidered. Our choices, projects, lessons, and assignments are not finished when the work is turned in. No matter how successful our teaching, parenting, and mentoring is, like an oil painting that never dries, or clay that is never fired, there is always another option to consider. There are always imagined modifications. This is why I value ideas and questions from readers. Creative teaching imagines another approach. Even when we have a winner, I always imagine that the best lesson, assignment, or student choice will be the next one. My teaching was not over when I officially retired from full-time teaching. With this website I continue to offer ideas and questions.
The ideas in this website represent a point in my journey, not a destination. Many of the ideas have grown out of past experience, but my ongoing study and work with children often serves as inspiration for the content of this website.
Marvin Bartel, Ed. D., updated 2/2/2017
Prof. Emeritus of Art, Goshen College
