Judybeth Greene, Teaching Philosophy:

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         I have observed again and again how arts engagement has a profoundly positive emotional impact on students. Whether it is the joy of tactile exploration, the uncovering of a new skill or the sublimation of a problem, working through ideas in visual arts can create deep emotional satisfaction for students. I support this function of art in my classrooms and give students enough free choice to grow their ideas and there, too, their self-esteem.

 

         Empowering my students is very important.  I carry my long history in civil rights and advocacy work into my teaching.  I use this background as a tool kit to help guide my students and assist them in envisioning how to use art to advocate for the changes that they want to see happen.