I have been an art teacher for about a month now. It is going well. My students are enjoying the projects we have worked on, they are learning about art history, I am teaching and most importantly - paying the rent. I have spent a lot of time researching art techniques, artists and getting to know 213 students (up from 180 last year). Electives have many more students than academic classes due to less classes offered.

It is difficult without a background in teaching art but the other art teacher is a huge help and the students are pretty flexible so we are taking it one day at a time.

My students are talented and work hard here are some examples of collages we made in the likeness of Henri Matisse: