John gave us lessons *(amongst other things) in drawing the human form from which this pencil drawing was a result. We really DO need more resources allocated to Arts education...for, amongst other reasons, the inter-connectedness of Arts learning to the teaching and learning context across all KLAs of human education as a whole. Having funding available for guest experts like John, Lyndon Davis (Gubb-Gubby elder and indigenous artist) and the music teacher from Yandina primary in our Arts course immensely enriches the subject matter with concrete, real-life exemplares and inspirations of how to use arts to engage, illustrate, typify and make meaning of curriculum content of other subjects. I'm not educated enough, nor have the academic qualifications to prove this theory or have it expounded upon and published. However, from my personal very high levels of intuition (borders on 'psychic' at times through my life) I do know that my theory has substance.
*...amongst other things
John Fitzwalter is a highly knowledgeable and qualified former Arts teacher who suffers a range of sensory and physical impairments as the result of a bicycle accident late in his teaching career. Apart from the many other Art related insights John gave us was the extreme human fortitude and resilience shown by this man to manage, adapt and effectively operate at a highly professional level in education and at tertiary level no less.
I guess that's why its sometimes called 'special education'...?
For those of my classmates undertaking 'Design for Optimal Outcomes' this term, this gentleman provides another slant on 'special'.
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