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Perhaps Christ was a master teacher because of what he withheld from saying:
"Holding His Peace".

Christ uses elements of Realism, Idealism, and Pragmatism. Because of this, he can teach anyone of any -ism.

Christ testified and invited. He perceived the need/thoughts of his students, and taught according to their level of understanding.

John 13:1-17
Christ washed his disciple's feet, and invited them to do the same to one another. To me, this is one way that outlines the way Christ taught. He showed them how to do something, let them feel and experience it, and said they should do the same for each other. He also asked understanding questions, giving them opportunities to teach each other, and figure things out in their own mind rather than just telling them how things were.

Opportunities for Application

asked thought-provoking questions

Advised to do what he did.

Clear examples and explanations

physically washed the feet

clarified if they didn't have sufficient understanding

Weekly 3

I am a child of God.

I love art.

I love helping other people improve.

It feels fulfilling to see progress in those I work with.

Those that I teach are
Children of God.

They are capable of becoming anything

They come from any possible background,
so they all need to be treated with respect.

Specifically as an art teacher, I especially need to be willing to continue to teach myself, and must be willing to learn from any variety of sources, including from my students.

Often people learn as they teach, and teachers must continue to learn. They are closely connected.

Do I teach to follow instructions, or do I teach understanding so that innovation can be initiated?

I need to be sure to teach with how I act and the words I say, because students listen to both.

Especially with how I act, because if student's don't see my actions lining up with how I act, they won't learn what I am trying to teach.

It is worth teaching my students how to express themselves through art.

I learn through personal hands-on experience.

I learn through listening to others, then testing it out.

Public Schools were established with the intent of improving our nation's success as a whole.

Schools:
teach the rising generation
establish how a person learns
guide individuals towards their future careers

Learning and Teaching Art is like a hike.

The same hike can be enjoyed over and over again, with the hiker having a new experience each time. Even after the hike is completed, and the objective is met, the real joy is in the experience of the hike, gaining the self satisfaction, seeing wonderful things, and coming back again. In this same way, I, as an Art Teacher, can continue to enjoy and learn from similar lessons I've learned in the past.

The Hiking Experience

Doctrine

On a hike, the experience is what motivates and encourages people to continue. As people enjoy the hike, the surrounding nature, and the overall experience, they gain their reason for continuing forward.

Trail/Signs

Principles

The trail and signs guide you along the trail, ensuring that you continue down a path that has been proven to work. You can go off the trail, but it is often more difficult to reach the destination this way. However, while there can be new discoveries made by blazing your own trail, there is no shame in following the signs and trails that others have verified do indeed lead to your destination.

The Supplies You Bring

Tools

Supplies you bring on a hike makes the experience either more or less difficult, depending on how appropriate the supplies is that was brought. Likewise, the tools used to teach art or create it can make the overall experience less exhausting. Some tools are even absolutely necessary, like good shoes on a hike. Otherwise, the experience will be miserable.

As children of the Great Creator, we all have potential to create beauty.

There is either progression or stagnation

Talents are to be used to bless others

Everyone has God given gifts.

My job is to help students expand their talents.

I should use my skills to help others learn,
and in turn be willing to learn from others.

I need to personally continually seek improvement

Art should be a positive experience for my students

Practice

Day-to-day experiences

Art supplies

Websites/online references

Great masters from past generations

Nature for inspiration

Coloration of living things and what it indicates

Significance of color in history

Psychological influence of color

Using color to diagnose color blindness

Color in marketing

Color schemes and color theory

Color in traditional and contemporary art

Color's relationship with mood

Color's use in Advertisement

How humans process color

Value (lightness/darkness) of colors