In the first grade, a teacher, asked the class...
"How many artists are in this class?"
All raised their hands.
Four years later......., the same question were asked
Only one-third(1/3) of the same class responded by raising their hands.
By the seventh grade, the pupils were down to one-sixth (1/6) of the class
By the senior year, only two out of the original 25 (2/25) raised their hands.
What happened across twelve years?
(Had everyone been sucker punched with self-doubt about their artistic capabilities? )
At the start of our schooling, our parents gave frequent positive feedback about our artwork as they proudly displayed our renderings on the refrigerator.
Somewhere along the path of our elementary education, some person or teacher pointed out a mistake and we started focusing on those (negative) comments.
The presumed mistakes manifested themselves into,......
"I can't draw.....
I'm not an artist."
We internalized the criticism and forever gave up on some of the best talent that 2-to 5-year-old children had developed.
The majority of artists started listening to other voices and putting more credence in the opinion of their peers versus their own inner voice of confidence.
Who has the right to feed you such negativity?
The mistake made is in listening to other people.
On top of that, the grading process of the arts is questionable.
Grading systems point out flaws.
Isn't the whole idea of school to learn, grow and become contributing citizens?
Listen to your inner voice and have confidence that you can chase your own passion.
Foster an intimacy with your own skills and confidently build from your first level of success...!
It is said........
"The best career advice to give to the young is to find out what you like doing best and get someone to pay you for doing it."
Shalom
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