I really enjoyed "Big Ideas and Artmaking." The whole question of big idea v. theme v. subject matter is actually something I've been struggling to define recently because I want to have some kind of direction with my portfolio as I apply to the art ed program. The article really helped me open my mind to all the different possibilities and interpretations on the matter. It was really nice to have specific examples of other artists' work, such as Segal and Motherwell. I liked the organization of the text and found it easy to follow.
Something I found a little confusing about the article were the side tips throughout the entire excerpt about how to interact with students and efficiently incorporate the ideas of the article into lessons. Mostly just because I had a hard time orienting myself as a "teacher" figure while reading the rest, so they felt a little out of place to me.
In the Barrett article, I really like the paragraphs that described children of different ages identifying connotations and denotations. I thought it was really interesting to see how the different age groups responded to the questions and was surprised to see how insightful they were, especially the really young kids.
I kind of wish there were more pictures to go along with the different scenarios. I feel like it would have really benefitted the article as well as the reader. In particular, the paragraphs about the artwork by Michael Ray Charles could've used some illustrations. The text reference multiple works by Charles and I found myself having to go back and reread the words because I didn't have any visuals for all the references.
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