The second week of UAY was interesting, to say the least. We had a new student added to our group, and the vibe of the class has definitely changed because of it. The new student is very talkative, and it seems he would rather socialize then work on the project. In the beginning of the class, we tried to bring the new student up to speed with the rest of the class, and he seemed very interested right away. But, things did not go as smooth as we had hoped. The new student seemed to not be able to grasp the idea of making a three dimensional mask. It took a while to get him to somewhat understand how this was done. I would not say that this experience was frustrating, but more challenging. It took a few ideas to get him to start understanding the concept of three dimensionality. But, in the end I would say it was pretty rewarding because he left the class saying that the mask was the best thing he had ever made in clay. As far as the rest of the students in our group, they all seem to be doing pretty well. The two girls came to class with ideas, and started working on them right away. Both of their projects are interesting and original. The other boy in our group is not following the original idea of the project and is making an object that is not a mask, which is okay. Overall, I would say that this experience is going to be very beneficial for me, because I am really starting to understand what it is like to have to think on your feet as a teacher.
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