Yesterday I had my 2/3 and 4/5 classes log into artsonia to see their portfolios and write comments to friends about the work they have done this year. It was fun for me to hear their conversations. I had one 4th grade boy say that he wished he had more time to put work into his portfolio. Another mentioned that it was strange to see all of his work together in one spot. He went on to say that he knew he could do better! Overall, the students were very supportive of each others work. Artsonia is a wonderful motivation for most of the students. What a great place to praise our students for simply being themselves.
Art will be different next year. This makes me sad. We will only have art once a week and there is talk that the art room may need to be used as a classroom. I am not sure if I will be teaching from a cart or where we will make art. I am not sure how I will adjust my program, but I know that our administrators have the student's best interest in mind as they make their decisions.
