Learning Traits

students at the eighth grade level have a lot of social influences and pressures going on in their lives. in the art classroom i would typically have my kids for 45 mins so i would expect this level to be able to stay in their seat the whole class period. that being said they should also be old enough to were they can get out of their seats and grab their own materials without being to distracted. at this level of learning the students can hypothesis and consider multiple answer possibilities when starting a problem. they can classify objects and recognize spaces and areas in comparison to others. they can manipulate these objects and spaces by using abstract concepts. at this age i would use humor and wonder to motivate students, along with subjects of interests that they can incorporate into their artwork. also regardless of age, grade level, or subject area, teachers should present new material enthusiastically.