Author: Kathryn White Role: Student Location: Easton, MA Date: 10-06-03 I really liked how Cheryl McCabe used her negative art experiences as a student and used those to make positive experiences for other young artists. Even though she arranged her classroom for choice based artwork, it really moved me that she took the time to restructure her room to fit the wants and needs of her students even more than she already had. Throughout all of my art classes throughout school, I do not remember having a teacher who would change their classroom to fit the needs of their students. It was always how they wanted it. This goes to show how much Cheryl McCabe cares about her students and others, and how much she wants her students to grow and flourish as artists. She really wants them to love and enjoy their own artwork as they have the encouragement and freedom she never had. I can remember being in 4th, 5th, and 6th grade, and our teacher would always choose still life as a project. There were only 2 scenes to choose from, and we would always have to do it in pastels. We never had a choice of materials to pick from, and the still life setups were limited. Each year I would dread it. We never had a choice and were not able to make any decisions regarding our still life projects. We never had any freedom in the project I despised, so how was I suppose to grow and flourish as an artist?

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