Dissection is cruel and unnecessary. With the alternative methods available today, schools can save thousands of dollars AND thousands of lives. Some things to consider are psychological impact, education, animal welfare, environment, cost, and chemical exposure. / / ALL proceeds will be donated to the Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine. / / “To go against the dominant thinking of your friends, of most of the people you see every day, is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can have.” / ~ Theodore H. White, American political writer (1915-1986)
This is one of the few ground floor classrooms that i was able to get access to, mainly because in a lot of the places of this site the upper floor had caved down into the ground floor due to water damage.
Another view from inside the classroom, i was having to walk very carefully here as the floors were extremely spongy and wet but i couldnt resist gingerly going in to get a shot back at the fireplace and the fallen radiator.
The one computer classroom is always a tough gig for teachers
Continuing with the theme of school (see exclusion) each room has a white board and draws attention to that point of the room. / When arranged together they convey individual moods for each room. Best viewed large.
classroom within an abandoned school.
classroom within a former academy.
At your computer’s service
Beamish Museum – County Durham – England
This design is dedicated to problem-solvers…forward thinkers….those who stand apart…who look for new ways to solve old problems…who refuse to be ordinary. You’ll find lots more Swisstoons cartoon products, including magnets, postcards, and shirts at my Zazzle gallery ”:http://www.zazzle.com/onesie_for_a_baby_with_personality_shirt-235232957121280773?gl=Swisstoons&group=baby&lifeStyle=all&rf=238575599056059205
Old school punishment for our modern day students. /
The story behind the photo … In 2005 I was the joint co-ordinator and featured artist behind the Artrageous Exhibition at John Purchase Primay School in Cherrybrook, NSW. This was a new initiative and our goal was to give every student the opportunity to explore creative processes with successful tactile outcomes. Through this initiave, the students were able to build their self esteem by working with local artists in a positive environment where techniques were explored and “happy accidents” celebrated. In our first year we went into every classroom and worked with over 500 students on individual and group works , from kindergarten through to year six. The results were amazing. We pre sold frames to the parents and at the end of the year all 500+ works were proudly displayed at exhibition. Along with larger class works and donations by artists in the local community. The lucky school raised thousands of dollars but more importantly every child raised their self esteem and the sight of hundreds of them carefully carrying their treasured works home is something I will never forget. This photo was taken of my son’s year six classroom. They were excited about my visit and had expected to play with paper and school paint. However while they were at play, I crept in and set up their classroom as an artist studio, providing mini easels, canvas boards and artist materials. They were delighted ! This wasn’t a paint-by-numbers exercise. Each artist (student) was treated with the utmost respect and given a choice of reference photos to work from. Some painted city buildings. / Some featured Sydney’s famous Opera House. / Others couldn’t wait to add the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The vibrant cityscapes were then professionally framed and proudly hung at the JPPS Artrageous Exhibition. In 2006, we had more funding that enabled us to go back in to the classrooms wih gallery wrapped canvases. In 2008 I was no longer a parent at the school but the Artrageous tradition continued and the results were outstanding. There is an old saying that goes … it takes a village to raise a child ... for the Artrageous Project to be so successful it took dedicated teachers .. parents .. enthusiastic students and the arts community all working together for the benefit of every child. (c) Sooz 2005 – 2008 This work is being submitted into the RedBubble The City challenge because the story and the photo is something that continues to touch my heart.
Taken at the Norsk Folkemuseum, the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway.
...just about 25 years ago. A time when “The Wall” and “Hotel California” actually made sense :-) We don’t need no education / We don’t need no thought control / No dark sarcasm, in the classroom / Teachers leave those kids alone… (Pink Floyd – The Wall) The way we were…
This was a picture of an old classroom that I spiced up a little in Photoshop.
Decaying and eroding classroom at an abandoned high school in New York.
As a teacher , seeing this boy peeking through the window into the classroom in Vietnam quite broke my heart. Sadly getting enough food for the family and harvesting the rice can be a much higher priority for some families than their children’s education. And who can blame them for that …
Took this candid shot in a North Vietnamese schoolroom. As a teacher I thought their lack of interest in visitors was unusual – they clearly don’t get many. After the candid shots we left sets of paper, pencils, pens etc for the school but what excited them the most were stickers on the backs of their hands – they had no idea what they were and just looked in awe at them though their smiles at least told us they were delighted. Not many kids get educated in the area and the government has a strong push on to do something about this. It’s very challenging for the teacher who is there to teach them Vietnamese but she doesn’t speak the local dialect and can’t communicate with them. Yearn to Learn was also taken here.
Albany School, Classroom
This was requested as a print, so here it is. :)
Part of a series that shows a caricature of the classroom stereotypes. THIS IMAGE is also included in a ‘School Daze’ Calendar here on RedBubble
Part of a series that shows a caricature of the classroom stereotypes. This image was awarded a ‘silver’ at the Aust Professional Photography Awards, 2009.
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