A new semester of Art and Activism just started today, and I am looking forward to what these students will create over the next sixteen weeks. I have a total of 38 students taking the course in two sections.
Today we covered the introductory, boring stuff -- overview of the syllabus, textbook commercials, etc. -- and then we covered generational theory ala Strauss and Howe. Many of the students who have had me for class before have already heard it, but I like to remind them about the many great traits of their generation. As a Gen-Xer, I find the abundant optimism of this Millenial generation to be refreshing and inpiring.
I think part of what made this course so successful last semester was the positive attitude toward change that these students embody. I hope that this class will feed that passion.
About Me
- Jaime O'Connor
- I was born in a rural town in Pennsylvania, but grew up primarily in the deep South. I moved to Chicago in 1999, when I married Sean and became officially Irish. I graduated from Naropa University with an M.A. in Contemplative Education in July 2014 and am beginning a Ph.D. program in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies in August 2015. Past jobs have included: academic adviser, teacher, lifeguard, cashier, camp counselor, Vice President of Operations, recruiter, insurance customer service representative, office manager, independent consultant, figure model, tutor, freelance copy writer, and department chair.
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I'm surprised no one has commented yet. It's Danielle from AAArt : )
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