"A teaching artist is an artist who actively engages learners in consciously developing the aesthetics of their own processes of learning."
- Arnold Aprill, Chicago Arts Participation in Education (CAPE)
Quoted in "The Music Teaching Artist's Bible: Becoming a Virtuoso Educator", Eric Booth, p. 16.
See the same section for other incisive quotes on what a teaching artist is.
When I read the above to my wife, she said that's what most teachers strive for. I replied that that's not what politicians want. She replied, "Unfortunately!"
One of the other quotes mentioned education as drawing out rather than putting in. It was this idea that led me to make the remark about politicians. "No child left behind" rewards schools for "putting in" and makes no provision for drawing out.
