[Jewelry making - Article 00387] - Re: [Orchid] Teaching techniques

[David Popham]

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Hi Dee

>>    it is usually beneficial to have everyone execute the same project
>>    and create the same object.

>     What I have found so remarkable about having several students
>     execute the same project and create the same object is that the
>     finished products are rarely identical either to each other or to
>     the original object.

    I wonder if what you are observing is a cultural phenomenon. In the
    "west" we value originality, independance, and individuality. My
    very brief and limited experience with chinese culture has lead me
    to believe that there is a stronger sense of group cohesion and
    respect for the "master". I am speculating, but I would suggest that
    were you to teach in Japan or China you would find that your
    students' finished products would have considerably less of that
    "personal spin". 

    Speaking for myself, as a student, I find it more than a bit
    uncomfortable to exactly replicate the master model. It's an ego
    thing. 

David

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