𝙳𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚢

In English, we focus on writing our text for our documentary book and also the magazine. While writing my text for the production I struggled with in this project is fitting everything that I want to write into my book without writing too much. Being able to write enough to fit the magazine and also fit the book. Another thing was finding stuff to write about and being able to add one and have a transition on it. Since the magazine was shorter than the book, I had to cut down chapter two a lot and remove a lot to fit my writing, and I had to add transitions so the three chapters could turn into one to make it feel like it’s one chapter the whole time.

MaiLee Vang did not originally plan to become an art teacher; her goal was to become a professional artist. She had an interest in children’s psychology and early childhood development, which led her to work with children as a tennis instructor. Over time, she realized that her experience in both art and working with kids naturally aligned, leading her toward teaching art. She explained, “I didn’t want to become an art teacher. I wanted to just become an artist. But I also talked about teaching tennis for a while, and I wanted to go to school for early childhood development and children’s psychology. Eventually, it just kind of made sense to work as an art teacher because I’m already doing art and had worked with kids before, so it all came together.” She found that teaching allowed her to combine her interests in art and working with children, which ultimately shaped her career path.

Jaia Linden-Engel became an art teacher at Artworks shortly after graduating from college. It was her first job, and she was able to secure the position through a recommendation from someone already working there. She explained that her interest in teaching came from her enjoyment of working with children, including her niece and nephews, as well as her previous experience teaching art at summer camps during high school. She stated, “I like teaching kids. I have a little niece and nephew that I just really love hanging out with. I used to be an art teacher at summer camp throughout high school, so this was kind of what I was used to doing. And there aren’t a lot of jobs for artists that can support you full-time right out of school.” She felt that the job was a natural fit, as her skills and background aligned well with the position.