I had a wonderful opportunity tonight. I spent the evening at the County Council Meeting. Now you may say "that doesn't sound like fun." But it truly was...
Every year my boss (the visual arts facilitator) and his resource teacher choose work from the Columbia Mall Show to travel to other exhibits for the following year. The exhibits could be at one or any combination of the following: the State House, the Governor's Mansion, the State Board of Education, the HCPSS Central Offices, the MAEA (MD Art Education Association Conference) in the Fall, or the County Executive's Office, etc. This past year another stop was added, the Banneker Room at the George Howard Building, where the County Council meets. Some of the work that was pulled from last year's mall show was featured in the Banneker Room. It was a great night. There was a reception for kids that had their work featured. We had one 5th grade student from last year who had work on display. Although that student has moved on to middle school I still felt that I should be there. Unfortunately our student that was featured did not show, and to be quite honest, it wasn't well attended at all. That's truly a shame, because the members of the county counil really appreciated the work on display and went the extra mile to talk to kids and parents. In addition, every student that was featured, received their own individual county resolution. This is a big deal, something that I wish would've been available when I was in elementary school. And the attendance just wasn't an issue for parents or children, there weren't many teachers there at all either. As much as I was proud to be there, I truly felt bad because there wasn't as many people there as there should have been. In the future, when stuff like this takes place, PLEASE ATTEND!
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