I glanced up and saw my student scribbling away in their notebook, head down so close to the page I’m sure their nose was touching it. They were focused and oblivious to what was going on in the studio, to what I had just been speaking to the rest of the students about, to what… Continue reading A complex situation
Author: Sheran Forbes
The prologue – A Complex Situation
The student who I wanted to take notice, sits alone on a large table away from the other students, their arm sheltering, protecting their copious note taking. Their writing neat and organised, pages of it, a textual journal rather than visual. Speaking to them is a little different from other students, eye contact is made,… Continue reading The prologue – A Complex Situation
Rabbit caught in headlights
The idiom ‘a rabbit caught in headlights’ pretty much sums up my reaction when as a student I had to endure crits. I dreaded them. Shocked, frozen, panicked, paralysed with fear, unable to think, much less speak; the sudden, unexpected situation of being confronted (picked on) by a (seemingly) all knowing tutor as my peers… Continue reading Rabbit caught in headlights
Feelings … nothing more than feelings
That first experience on PgCert of not being able to gain access to the course unit, the frustration then happiness that ensued reminded me of the witty advertising campaigns of the Economist magazine and the feeling you get when you ‘got it’ … magical … a fist pump in the air. The ad posters created… Continue reading Feelings … nothing more than feelings
Yes, but which Kennedy?
I thought I knew what the term Social Justice meant. I did, I think but in a very jumbled sort of way. I knew the gist of what it meant. It’s not a term I’ve ever sat down and thought about its meaning … I hear it all the time, I might of even said… Continue reading Yes, but which Kennedy?
Log on, log in, log out, log off …
What does it feel like when you successfully log in? do you ever give it a moment’s thought? one minute you’re staring at an authentication/login page, and as if by magic; typing in your username and password, you’re through the digital barrier. ‘Open sesame’ – a free, unrestricted means of admission and access. I’ve never… Continue reading Log on, log in, log out, log off …