El Colegio - Thomas Ramirez - 6.0 hours
This week at El Colegio, we worked on still life drawings and paintings. I also talked to the students about MCAD and other college options. We spent a few of the days continuing our plant structure study drawings and the students did very well on their investigations. I also finished up with the portfolio reviews, specifically from students that had been absent and needed extra time to catch up on missing projects. Overall, the students did a great job making sure their assignments were complete and fit the assignment objective. Some students asked to redo projects, which I allowed as their portfolio reviews were a huge portion of their quarter grades. I also allowed some students to do some extra credit that wanted a better grade on their portfolio reviews. It was a good bonding week with myself and the students as they were able to see that I really wanted them to succeed, comprehend and execute each assignment, and inspire them to think about their portfolios as a tool to utilize for college admittance.