Sept 11 Exit slip

 Had a lot of fun today at Orchard Garden. It is my first time having an outdoor class, and I quite enjoyed it. I got to connect with nature after a long and exhausting Wednesday, which was rather relaxing. I also really liked the sit-and-sketch activity, which was exactly what I needed, to slow down and focus on what's in front of me. I originally didn't know what to sketch, but after wandering around a bit, I decided to sit at a random spot where I'm facing a wooden fence. I had a good image in my head of what I wanted to have in my drawing, but as I started drawing the fence, I found out that the trees and vines were too far away from the fence to be included in the drawing, and I was having a hard time figuring out how to copy the fence onto my paper. It is not until after a while that I realized that I could just look at what is in front of me once and just draw whatever is in my head, instead of doing a hard copy of what I'm seeing. I drew the fence with pure feeling and added vines and trees around, even though they were not close to each other at all, and I think it worked for me. This ties in with how education should go. Sometimes, it might be good to give students time to slow down a bit and relax, and most importantly, show them that oftentimes, there aren't strict rules in learning. By slowing down just a bit, you could find a new perspective and ways to view a picture, and let your imagination fill in the blanks.