Spring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Seed Moon<\/p>\n
This morning Chinese language students from the St. Paul Central class of 2009 came to the museum.\u00a0 They were bright kids, interested.\u00a0 Mostly in their third year of study, they have learned little about China’s history and culture.\u00a0 My tour introduced them to the bronze tradition, the history of the five major calligraphic styles and ended with an examination of literati culture in the Ming dynasty.<\/p>\n
Working with bright, engaged kids makes touring a pleasure as it was this morning.\u00a0\u00a0 Many of the kids were Chinese and some spoke Chinese well.<\/p>\n
This was the beginning of a much longer learning curve for me on calligraphy.\u00a0 I want to appreciate Chinese painting from within the Chinese aesthetic framework as well as\u00a0 learn some Chinese characters along the way.<\/p>\n
As a docent, I appreciate the flexibility it offers to devise self-directed areas of study, then try them out on a live audience.\u00a0 Go back and revise.\u00a0 Learn more.\u00a0 Try again.\u00a0 Those of us with omnivorous intellectual appetites are well-suited.<\/p>\n
Sleepy.\u00a0 Time for a nap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Spring\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Waning Seed Moon This morning Chinese language students from the St. Paul Central class of 2009 came to the museum.\u00a0 They were bright kids, interested.\u00a0 Mostly in their third year of study, they have learned little about China’s history and culture.\u00a0 My tour introduced them to the bronze tradition, the history of the five … Continue reading A Long Learning Curve<\/span>