TED TALK PODCAST COMMENTS

The podcast I listened to was "How can Fourth-Graders Solve World Problems". It is about a teacher, named John Hunter, who brings his class together and makes a game of fixing 50 of worlds top problems. All the students become different leadership rolls and they have to work together to fix the worlds problems. Some of the problems they solve are social, economic, or war-fare. Some of the students have came back 20 to 30 years later to talk to their old fourth-grade teacher, John Hunter, and tell him how his class still had effect on them and eventually directed them to their careers. I thought this was a very cool idea and that more schools should try it out in their own classrooms!

Final Project (step4)

Finished transfering the internet image to the bigger piece of paper! :)

(there is supposed to be dust where the back legs are missing)

What did the war paint symbols on horses mean??

http://horsesoftheearth.wetpaint.com/page/Indain+Horse+Markings

Great websit I find that tells a lot about what the war paint on horses!

Final Project (step 3)

On the third step I began transfering the internet image to the bigger piece of paper. Instead of drawing the halter on the horse I decided to put war paint on the horse using Native American symbolism and added feathers.

(helpful hint: Number the sides so that you don't get confused on what square your on!!) :)

Final Project (step 2)

For my second step I cut out a piece of paper 12inches by 22inches. And made a grid on it also; the squares being 1inch by 1inch.

Final Project (step 1)

To begin my final project I found a photo of a horse that I liked. Then I printed it off and drew a grid on it. The size of the squares are 3 centimeters by 3 centimeters. 

 

Whats going on for my Final Class Project!! :)

 

 

For my final project I first choose to do a mural but unfortunatly I could not find any mural proposals near my area. So I compromised and decided to do a painting for my mom's office. My mom works at MEA-MFT (Montana Education Association and the Montana Federation for Teachers), her office is right across form the capital building in Helena. In her work place there is a lot of western and Native American artwork. So I plan to do something similar but with my own twist. Most of the paintings they have are all realistic and my plan is to create something similar by doing a running horse with Native American symbolism and making the horse colorful using bright colors similar to the horse paintings I posted earlier. The painting will be 3 feet x 6 feet. As I work I will post my progress and the steps I take to get to finish my final project.