Today, as I was sitting with one of my 6th grade table groups, we were chatting about typical 6th grade things. Agenda item number 1 as they worked on art projects was to find an appropriate food nick name for each student in the class. Samantha was given Hamantha while Ishmam was bestowed the honor the name Cup O’ Noodles because his last name sounds like ramen. I was to be called Main Course for obvious, bossy reasons.
Then, the subject of the art came up. As usual, they all started to criticize their pictures. Adjectives included but were not limited to ugly, bad, and wrong.
I told the students that they were not allowed to critique their work in that way and that in reality, there is no such thing as bad art.
With that Mandarin Orange (Amanda) added, “So the only bad art is no art.”
Yes Amanda, the only bad art is no art.
We are here and it is a beautiful thing.
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