Mission Impossible Statement

Im not quite, nor have I even been, completely sure as to why we have a Mission Statement. Isn't the mission of a teacher or a school self explanatory? To teach or otherwise aid in the effective learning of students? But they never asked me.

I also do not think that accomplishing these expectations will necessarily better me academically or as a person either. They're just another thing to worry about, another thing that Teachers have to fit into an already busy curriculum, and another thing that we as students have to worry about when completing a project or assignment.

However, I do feel that Teachers do an excellent job adhering to the guidelines set by the Mission Statement. They are nearly ingenious in the finagling that it takes to fit the expectations of the Mission Statement into assignments, and all the while continuing to assign projects that concern the topic that they are teaching.

Despite the difficulties presented to both students and teachers, we as AP Artists do a mighty fine job weaving those topics into our work. I personally have Communicated Effectively through the message that my work gives, as artists we use a Variety of Media in Analysis and Interpretation by definition, and often a piece will need some very involved Creative Problem Solving.

There's the first paragraph

You have to Respect Individuality and Personal Boundaries in art, as if a subject is too provocative, you're just asking for trouble. We also Take Responsibility for our Actions, because if you make a wrong stroke with your pencil, it's no ones fault but yours. We do at least one half of Working Collaboratively and Independently, as we mostly work on our own, but we sometimes work collaboratively, as with the gym painting last year.

And Lastly

We Contribute to the Community often, with such examples as the Halloween window paintings, and the Union Trust Art Show, and we are globally aware every time we make a piece involving an international subject, such as Kyle's soldier, or my Charcoal Boy.