Post-show

I am REALLY tired and can't wait to get home this afternoon to sleep....

Having said that, last night was very enjoyable. So many former students coming to see the work. So many positive things said to me about the Photography program. Mandy came too - GUILT - and liked what she saw. She even said she was getting ideas! considering the caliber of work she gets in Madison and got in Basking Ridge, that's quite a compliment. Now if only everyone actually heard what was being said about our Photo program. I guess another highlight of the night was hearing former students from PV say they are planning to take Photo in college as soon as schedules allow - that includes students who never got to take it here!

So many parents had good things to say too, and that's more important to me than the indifference we get from colleagues.

Now I can start to concentrate on what we will do differently next year - new projects, methods, etc.. One faculty member asked where the such-and-such was, you know, the stuff that always used to be here. Well, I told him, we do things differently now in the art department. We do different projects every year. I just can't believe that. Who in education thinks it is a good idea to do the same things year after year? Oh wait, the guys -note gender- who used to be in the art department. I guess we must be wrong about how we are doing things now. My mistake... I thought I was supposed to evolve and stimulate myself and my students, not stagnate.

At least the kids and their parents know what's what...