ESPrit de Corps

I’ve found that posting for the the first time to a blog is kind of like your first kiss with someone. Too spontaneous and it could be awkward. However, there’s certainly the downside to over thinking it. You want it to be packed with meaning and, deep down, maybe fear that it doesn’t mean as […]

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One of the things I have tried to encourage this year (07-08) is discussion of certain topics by the staff that are related to education and that could have a positive impact on how we teach. I feel that it is important, no matter how good we think we are, to strive to learn new […]

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Our school has been involved in ESP for a number of years, but we started a new partnership this year with Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. Hallwalls is a great fit for our school, they have programs dealing with all of the areas our students major in (theatre, dance, music, new media, and visual art), so […]

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The caveat to the unfolding tale:
What does this unfolding childhood reverie have to do with my becoming an artist, an educator or an art administrator? In particular, how is it meant to speak directly to my colleagues in the ESP community? In David’s last entry where he asks us to “take the kinda […]

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As guest bloggers on ESPrit de Corps, Hawley Hussey and I have been given a true challenge. We have been asked to address answer, in some fashion or other, the following questions:
1. What are some of the radical new ideas you are bringing to the table?
2. […]

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Recently my colleague and now friend, the esteemed Rob Southworth and I were locked in glittery pre-holiday party banter. Wine in hand we recollected early childhood groundbreaking inspirations in art and in education. My story had to do with a black and white poster featuring a shirtless Paul Newman as Cool Hand Luke.
The […]

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I wrote this title to get your attention. Does it make you nervous? Angry? Is it a call to arms? Does it make you say, “Who can I talk to to set the story straight?” That’s what it does for me.
Last week Dale Davis forwarded an article to the Association of Teaching Artists listserve from […]

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