Comments on: Art Teacher Suspended for Recommending Figure Drawing Classes

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seward street » Life Drawing Does Not Make You Horny — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:57:52 +0000

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By: OUtlET » Blog Archive » Art Teacherâ€™s Contract Terminated After Students See Nude Sculpture

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 02:43:17 +0000

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By: your favorite

your favorite — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:09:13 +0000

looking back to who i was when i was that young i was in no way mature enough for a nude life drawing class,, im sure there are kids that are, but realisticly the average 9th grader is not mature enough to treat something like that seriously,,, there are plenty of other ways for young people to get into art when they are that age, and if they have the maturity they can talk to thier parents about it and persue it on thier own

its not apropriate that the teacher was fired for just talking about it, if he actualy brought a nude model into a public school enviroment that would be a diffrent story

also to blame parents over reactions on christianity is frivelous and vapid, there are plenty of other faiths that look down on nudity, christian bashing is the new socialy accepted racisim

By: your favorite

your favorite — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:09:00 +0000

its not apropriate that the teacher was fired for just talking about it, if he actualy brought a nude model into a public school enviroment that would be a diffrent story

also to blame parents over reactions on christianity is frivelous and vapid, there are plenty of other faiths that look down on nudity, christian bashing is the new socialy accepted racisim

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» Art Teacherâ€™s Contract Terminated After Students See Nude Sculpture — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 04:48:15 +0000

[...] See also, Art Teacher Suspended for Recommending Figure Drawing Classes, which stirred up a bit of a comment-storm amongst the Drawn-erati. [...]

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:50:39 +0000

I am surprised that this teacher is being persecuted for trying to teach art. Nude drawings are just art. If anybody sees it as nasty then that person needs to reevaluate their way of thinking. The problem lies within him/her not the artist. I was asked by my professor to sit in on our advanced drawing class of “Nude” models. I felt honored by this request. It meant that he thought I had potential as an artist. Students need to be encouraged not discouraged in learning. Where do people think art began? It started in caves with the most natural explorations. What is more natural than the human body, unadorned in all shapes and colors. People need to open their minds before they open their mouths. I approve of this teacher and his accomplishments. I congratulate him and his mission to help students be more.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:50:00 +0000

By: Felicity

Felicity — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:42:05 +0000

Why isn’t this information about the school and Mr. Pense made more public? That puts a completely different light on the whole affair.

By: Felicity

Felicity — Fri, 21 Apr 2006 02:42:00 +0000

Why isn’t this information about the school and Mr. Pense made more public? That puts a completely different light on the whole affair.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sat, 15 Apr 2006 23:50:25 +0000

My family’s bible has several pages of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel in the front. Whatever shall I do? Oh, the conflict!

Perhaps the Middleton School Board should travel back in time, to censure him… and Pope Julius II. All the nekkid people! Goodness sake, what were they thinking!