Dorothy Heathcote
Posted by Lindsay Jagodowski on Sunday, February 12, 2012
I have been doing a lot of reading as I compile information for my literature review and prepare to create the rest of the lessons for my thesis field study. It always amazes me how academic literature varies so much in its ability to inspire or put one to sleep. However, not a bit has been unhelpful in its own right. Having spent a good few hours laying out my calendar and wrapping my mind around the amount of work this study will entail, I found myself, in need of some inspiration.
That is when I decided, this was the perfect night for delving in to Dorothy Heathcote's Collected Writings on Education and Drama. Throughout this book are inspirational tidbits and practical knowledge for any theater educator. I thought I would share one that I connected with.
"No teacher would dream of asking children to try to make pictorial statements with badly mixed paint, and exactly the same must apply in drama work. As with art, they need not be fine artists but they must be sensitive to the possibilities of the medium' (p. 59).
It is my aim as an educator to provide my students with the broadest palate possible and thus, I read on.
That is when I decided, this was the perfect night for delving in to Dorothy Heathcote's Collected Writings on Education and Drama. Throughout this book are inspirational tidbits and practical knowledge for any theater educator. I thought I would share one that I connected with.
"No teacher would dream of asking children to try to make pictorial statements with badly mixed paint, and exactly the same must apply in drama work. As with art, they need not be fine artists but they must be sensitive to the possibilities of the medium' (p. 59).
It is my aim as an educator to provide my students with the broadest palate possible and thus, I read on.
