Being an "ART TEACHER", what is more important to you? Art or Teaching?
Do you need to be an artist to be an art teacher?
This is a very difficult question; I value both for such different reasons and am double majoring because of my passion for both. I also feel that my approach to education at this time is that they are inseparable, I wouldn't truly love one without the other.
However, I will say that I have chosen to be an art teacher rather than a "starving artist" and I believe that teaching is the truly meaningful and altruistic path. I also feel that personally, I need to be an artist to be an art teacher (this isn't true for everyone). I want to teach because of my passion for the arts and the significance of education, not strictly because I love kids. I feel that by being a practicing artist as well as an educator I will have more to offer because of my approach to education. My love for my own work and investment in education is what will make me an exceptional educator, this unified front feels necessary to me at this time.
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