tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post9208627236971705995..comments2023-04-03T04:06:10.733-07:00Comments on Catherine Carter's Art Blog: The student's responsibilityCatherine Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-1663392507161072242009-05-10T05:12:00.000-07:002009-05-10T05:12:00.000-07:00Definitely ... I've found, as a teacher, that ther...Definitely ... I've found, as a teacher, that there's a HUGE difference between first-semester freshmen and second-semester freshmen. By second semester, usually they've either "gotten it" or they've dropped out of college (hopefully to "live a little" and then come back).Catherine Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00436800214622635920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582470877898434732.post-29718216171133078822009-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:002009-05-09T10:28:00.000-07:00Right on. Having been a lousy art student at 17 (s...Right on. Having been a lousy art student at 17 (so sorry to my profs at the U of Maine!) and then back in college in my early 30s, I can understand how things like this happen. K-12 public ed is often little more than obedience training, then all of a sudden the rules change: students are expected to think for themselves, develop cogent, well-thought-out arguments, and participate rather than just passively consume their education. Perhaps college freshmen in all disciplines need to be told this explicitly. "I like it" doesn't cut it as a critique, kids.kimhttp://www.kimmatthewsart.comnoreply@blogger.com