This is a photo of the Art Appreciation class from year 12. That's me on the left, with the little mole eyes and not much hair. We used to have a great time researching art history, writing essays and debating contemporary art. It was great to be in a class with a group of girls (we did have boys, but they were lazy and dropped out) who were passionate about art and fully willing to get their nerd on and research the hell out topics before coming to the discussion table. Remembering these times, I can't help but wonder why these ladies didn't go to art school and why many of the people in my current art history class did.
I am sick to tears of people who don't give two hoots about art history, wasting my time in tutorials. They are art students, how can they not be excited to learn about art? Each week I roll up to class hoping that somebody else has something to say, has maybe even done some research, and each week I am disappointed. On my student feedback form I think I will suggest that they have two art history courses, one for those of us who care about what we are studying, and one for those who do not. That's my two cents.
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