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Dawnmarie Riley replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"I would like to add to my earlier reply and address my role in selecting images for use in the classroom.  Since I teach 4th -6th years, I have to be very selective in the images I choose to show my students.  For instance, I'm not looking to…"
Jun 7, 2013
Kevin Ratliff replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"The article brought forward really interesting points in Riis' work.  The idea that he used photography in conjunction with his own biases to present images with purpose really show what the real purpose of photography is.  Not to show the absolute…"
Jun 7, 2013
Natalie Moten replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"I keep going back to the Civil War photographers that were staged.  After we learned how the photos were taken did they lose the power of each images. I don't know the answer but it address the portion of the essay that discuss "art" v "truth".  As…"
Jun 7, 2013
Dona Helmer replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"I found lots of things to think about in this article. I was particularly struck by the Oliver Wendell Holmes definition of a photograph as “an illusion with the appearance of reality that cheats the senses with its seeming truth”.  In so many ways…"
Jun 6, 2013
Sarah Jansen replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"The reading is was a wonderful description of how any primary source is not an unfiltered “truth,” but rather an unfiltered perspective from the time period. I think that sharing with students the example of how framing a picture excludes some…"
Jun 6, 2013
Dawnmarie Riley replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"It’s been intriguing learning the background story for the art and photography presented in class.  It’s like a puzzle to put together or a mystery to be solved.  That means I have to be prepared to put time into researching the images and their…"
Jun 5, 2013
Beth Leach replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"As an elementary school teacher, I feel that my role in selecting images for my classroom is to ensure that I'm using valid sources that will make them think and will evoke a reaction in them. One thing I like to do is show them images that appear…"
Jun 5, 2013
Karen J. Cafmeyer replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"I thoroughly enjoyed The Mirror with a Memory because it invited me into the world of Jacob Riis and the 19th century slums of New York with anecdotes (a photographer’s flash setting the “Dirty Spoon” on fire, which then extinguished itself because…"
Jun 5, 2013
Miriam Easton replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"As an art teacher I use images to inspire thoughts, feelings, motivate, and to make connections. I also use images to teach about artists, styles, time periods, cultures, and techniques. I have to be extremely mindful of the images I choose and how…"
Jun 4, 2013
MaryLee Tung replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"     I feel that my role in the selection of images is to present as balanced a plate of images as possible for my students.  However, since my students are relatively young, there is a responsibility to limit images to those that are…"
Jun 4, 2013
Helen O'Harra replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"I consider a photograph a primary source whether taken "as is" or arranged for a certain point of view or to evoke a response from the viewer. This is because the photo is not only a documentation of the scene through the viewfinder, it is also a…"
Jun 4, 2013
James Maconochie replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"Fifth grade students need access to art and photographs from the times they are studying. I believe that the images presented to my students in their textbooks are underutilized elements of the lessons presented; these miniaturized pictures are…"
Jun 4, 2013
Janel Walton replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"First and foremost, when choosing images for my own classroom, I need to use the same type of integrity that I would expect my own students to possess when presenting materials. Information should be sourced properly and presented to students in the…"
Jun 4, 2013
Annette Valdez replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"As a fifth grade teacher I try to encourage children to look carefully, noting details in the background and foreground. I encourage them to place the image in time and place. I want them to begin discussing not just what they see but what the…"
Jun 4, 2013
Eugenia replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"In the essay, “The Mirror with a Memory”, the author writes about Jacob Riis, a Scandinavian immigrant, who was a pioneer in revealing the truth about slum life of New York’s Lower East Side during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, when  there were…"
Jun 4, 2013
Amanda Zogas replied to Gregory Nelson Brown's discussion The Mirror with a Memory in Art and Photography ASDSA 2013
"This text nicely highlighted how important it is to take into account the "author's (or photographer's) bias" when looking at images as well as writing.  It is undoubtedly important to present as many sides of the story as possible to try and more…"
Jun 3, 2013
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