Equal pARTners

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Once upon a time

…there were two art teachers who worked side by side.  Every day kids showed up at their doors, picked the one that led to their class, and sat down to hear what they would be creating.  Depending on which door they picked, they might do something with clay or something with pencils.  Kids who went in the door on the left never did the same thing as those on the right.  They never gathered together as a large group to do fun things.  They couldn’t share experiences with their neighbors because they didn’t see the connections.

Both teachers loved what they did and were very good at it.  They had really cool ideas.  They tried new things.  THEY talked between rooms, and saw what the other was doing.  And it didn’t take long for them to realize that they really wanted to try out the things they saw next door.  As they started asking questions, they realized that the other one felt the same way.  Before long, they had a whole new plan for how they were going to teach art.  Instead of living in two completely separate worlds, they were going to join forces and become a Super Team.  They were going to take the best parts of both of their worlds and put them together to make a better world. Continue reading