Jinan, Greitje, Keith, Gunnar and all
Jinan is seeing the power of drawing to help children observe, describe, and project, but I suspect the evidence he is collecting (?) will not inform the rest of us until it is parsed into the thoughts that accompany the drawings with some description of the children’s intent, age, and experience. Children say what they are drawing, but at certain ages their drawings show how they envision a tree, castle, or dinosaur, not what it looks like. It is quite different when they try to draw what they actually see. If this is what your students are doing, can you explain how they construct the image and what their thoughts are as they do it? A professional has a full range of knowledge and representational skills. What do they use in different situations? Why? How different are they from novices?
There are many testimonials to the value of sketching. I think we need less subjective information than we have. Still I look forward to reading the posted references, and thank all for posting them. I very much encourage Jinan to explore the mental world of his students as they draw - using any techniques available and appropriate to his educational goals.
Now to read,
Chuck
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