So.....
I've sort of instinctively known, for awhile now, that when I become a teacher I will be 'one of THOSE teachers'. The kind that my students will either love - or hate- with little room between. I mention this because it was brought home to me today during a discussion with a fellow student about 'what students should know and when should they have learned it and what is the value of learning things that some folks consider 'obsolete methods/tech', etc...' (eg: methods of 2D design (primarily)...though I broadened it to include theatre stuff, since this person has said that they worked as a tech at one point...). And I got a bit......focused when explaining my view. So I guess I qualify as a 'curmudgeon' in that aspect. And, funnily enough, I am totally okay with that.
I really feel that students should still learn 'old techniques'. And I'm unapologetic about it. So, as I said, I'll be 'one of THOSE teachers'....And, I suppose, one of THOSE grad students too, especially if I get (as I dearly hope) a TA gig at whatever grad school I go to.......
Okay. That's about it. Just wanted to share that 'insight' while it was fresh.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Too Long Delayed....
Another delayed update....I really need to work on that.....
Anyway.
First, I have been blessed by an amazing group of folks and, through both online and offline contributions, I have been able to enter the UAF payment plan for the Spring semester, 2013. What this means is that, while still having financial challenges, I've been able to retain my enrollment and stay in classes. I don't have good words to thank everyone for their help. All I have is 'Thank You!'. And sometimes that just seems insufficient.
In other news:
**We had 1st tech for the Spring mainstage show (Speech & Debate) yesterday. It went pretty well. Of course, being a cue to cue and working various changes several times, etc means that we still have a bit of the show to complete during today's 2nd tech. Plus (hopefully) a full run.
**The Native Arts Studio had an alumni/student show to coincide with the Native Arts Festival that is an annual event here on campus. I had a few items of my work from last semesters Beginning Native Arts Studio class in the show. Got some positive comments on them. Which was nice.
**Still working on getting a Summer gig set up. I feel terribly behind. Of course, last year I ended up in even worse straits and still found a gig....eventually. And I do have a presently standing offer for a possible Master Carpenter gig here in Fairbanks, should everything else not pan out.....So we shall see.
**Working the grad school search game again. I'm very torn about my selection process. I've been attempting to pare down my applications list to a maximum of 5 schools. The process of 'finding a fit' has me a bit....anxious. Especially when some schools don't seem to responded to direct email requests for info. Maybe they think that, since I have a Fairbanks PO box as an address, that I am just attempting to spoof them somehow? Sigh and shrug. Had a good phone chat (thanks to Google phone) the other day with a person at one of the schools on my list - University of Iowa. Spent a great deal of time on the departments webpages. While not a true scenography degree, it might prove to be a good fit.
So. With that said, here are my current (03/03/13 @ ~1128hrs) top picks :
University of Kansas - Lawrence
University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Wayne State University - The Hilberry Theatre Company
Southern Illinois University: Carbondale
-------------------------------------
Yale
NYU
The first five are schools that I get the feeling/think would be a good fit for me, based on current research/prior knowledge. The last two are sort of 'blue sky schools' and I admit to some doubts in their case(s)......
If anyone reading this has ANY thoughts, opinions, suggestions, etc based on personal experiences and/or your experiences with me and my work I would be VERY grateful to hear/receive them. Feel free to comment here or send me an email (sage.cl@gmail.com).
Well, that's about all there is time for now. Just about time for the call for 2nd tech. More again later....Hopefully sooner than I have been.
Again, thanks everyone. Take care.
http://www.gofundme.com/1txdbo
Anyway.
First, I have been blessed by an amazing group of folks and, through both online and offline contributions, I have been able to enter the UAF payment plan for the Spring semester, 2013. What this means is that, while still having financial challenges, I've been able to retain my enrollment and stay in classes. I don't have good words to thank everyone for their help. All I have is 'Thank You!'. And sometimes that just seems insufficient.
In other news:
**We had 1st tech for the Spring mainstage show (Speech & Debate) yesterday. It went pretty well. Of course, being a cue to cue and working various changes several times, etc means that we still have a bit of the show to complete during today's 2nd tech. Plus (hopefully) a full run.
**The Native Arts Studio had an alumni/student show to coincide with the Native Arts Festival that is an annual event here on campus. I had a few items of my work from last semesters Beginning Native Arts Studio class in the show. Got some positive comments on them. Which was nice.
**Still working on getting a Summer gig set up. I feel terribly behind. Of course, last year I ended up in even worse straits and still found a gig....eventually. And I do have a presently standing offer for a possible Master Carpenter gig here in Fairbanks, should everything else not pan out.....So we shall see.
**Working the grad school search game again. I'm very torn about my selection process. I've been attempting to pare down my applications list to a maximum of 5 schools. The process of 'finding a fit' has me a bit....anxious. Especially when some schools don't seem to responded to direct email requests for info. Maybe they think that, since I have a Fairbanks PO box as an address, that I am just attempting to spoof them somehow? Sigh and shrug. Had a good phone chat (thanks to Google phone) the other day with a person at one of the schools on my list - University of Iowa. Spent a great deal of time on the departments webpages. While not a true scenography degree, it might prove to be a good fit.
So. With that said, here are my current (03/03/13 @ ~1128hrs) top picks :
University of Kansas - Lawrence
University of Illinois: Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa (Iowa City)
Wayne State University - The Hilberry Theatre Company
Southern Illinois University: Carbondale
-------------------------------------
Yale
NYU
The first five are schools that I get the feeling/think would be a good fit for me, based on current research/prior knowledge. The last two are sort of 'blue sky schools' and I admit to some doubts in their case(s)......
If anyone reading this has ANY thoughts, opinions, suggestions, etc based on personal experiences and/or your experiences with me and my work I would be VERY grateful to hear/receive them. Feel free to comment here or send me an email (sage.cl@gmail.com).
Well, that's about all there is time for now. Just about time for the call for 2nd tech. More again later....Hopefully sooner than I have been.
Again, thanks everyone. Take care.
http://www.gofundme.com/1txdbo
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