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Warning: Topic Family Death/Injury in description
Ah, I'm drawing today because this started happening again today. Sometimes, tears come out of my face. Sometimes I know why, and other times I don't. And then I spend the rest of the day stuck in memory loops.
Today, I found my Graduation Pictures while I was packing up my stuffs in preparation for moving at some point. I could go across the class, "bully, bully, bully, bully, closed minded, bully bully, bully, bully... bully... don't know that person..... bully.....friend....... bully. And all day I've just been flashing to memories of graduation day. It was not a good day. I graduated in tears because my mom was dying. I graduated in tears, because of the remarks of the teacher who was a bully. I was in tears because I was graduating near failure because the last year of school was all about this presentation for "What you want to do for your future" and I didn't think I'd be able to have one.
Also, over the summer while I was trying to see where memories are missing, There came a time my mom broke her leg at home.... I was there... but I can't remember what happened. My brain only shouts out "Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?" in a black void with purple streaks and memory cuts back in at the hospital standing in the hallway a nurse asking if i was okay. It was the last time she was home. back in Real life, I was on the porch outside tearing up and on the floor. I cried a lot, but i don't even know exactly why.
mental Health comic p2: https://www.furaffinity.net/view/46860151/
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I think if I remember correctly, this teacher said that I would probably be the first one of the class who graduates who'd be arrested for murder, and that I was a druggy. I wasn't, and I wasn't. Lots of other people from my school were arrested for murder and assault, though. (the bullies, who would hae guess?) That teacher made fun of me in the other classes with the bully kids. (my one friend who was in those classes let me know).... what the hell? Back when we'd start to have yearly School shooter drills.... "concerned" about bullying "creating" a mass shooter or "concern" for suicide, my ass.
Ah gosh, the way some teachers treat others for art is an absolutely abysmal. I had an art teacher that would tell their students the way they did something was wrong, "fix" it, and then give it a bad grade. Trying to make other people's art conform to your specific type of art, and then shitting on their grades effects people real hard. She ruined so many people's works, and was the opposite of encouraging. I think the only folks who stayed doing art after that class was the one guy who was secretly passionate about art without anyone knowing up until graduation. Like BAM! Whole portfolio of awesome for year book. Want to crush a kid's artistic fire? Tell them they're arting wrong.
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It makes you wonder what kind of world we’re in, where teachers set out to bully and depress students. sigh That was ridiculous what your teacher said and did to you—and was no way encouraging you to grasp a good future. Which is what I thought was a teacher’s mission—preparing kids properly for the future. Then again, now kids don’t even go to school as much as when I was in school—every Wednesday is a half-day and they’re off every other Friday where I’m at. It was only holidays and in-services that we got off……in my head, it feels like school no longer even tries to prepare kids for real adult life. :/
Yeah, my art teacher through all of high school (no matter how many times I asked my counselor to be transferred to the other art teacher’s class—he wouldn’t let me, for 3 whole years)—he basically believed “real art” was painting and realism. He was harsh and said “commercial art” (as he called comic book and animation art) was worthless and NOT “real art”. I would do everything right with the assigned projects, but during free draw I was always auto-failed, because I’d draw something cartoony or comic-panel style. I remember hating art by the time I graduated, I couldn’t look at art supplies ever again. It took 10 years before I started drawing again, for the most part, but lost pretty much all my skills…….I met a guy who’d been in my class at Chicago ComiCon one year after I picked drawing back up, I was doodling in the lobby and he found me and said he was happy to see me drawing again, then told me about him working at some indie comic company. He didn’t give up, like I did, but I know he suffered like I did, from this teacher.
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really sorry to hear about the bullying, I know how it feels really :< I was bullied both at school and at home so I can understand how it is. I even once came home from school with an injured wrist because the teacher was abusing me
That's why I really despise criticism, it's harmful not just for me to but for other artists I've seen aswell. someone once made a ref sheet they were really happy about, but then a critic came along and told them it was "too messy" which put the artist off their own work. But thankfully that critic got banned from the group for being hurtful and not giving a genuine apology. It's okay if people like criticism but I kinda wish people would respect the fact that not everyone likes, nor needs it.
The fact that your teacher said that animation art "iSn'T rEaL aRt" is just downright rude and uncalled for. all art regardless of style can be real art UwU People need to remember that art comes in all shapes, styles, and forms, it isn't just about museums, realisms, paintings, and Mona Lisas, there are cartoonists, anime artists, 3d artists, animators, musicians, writers, sewists, sculpters, and even costume makers. heck even roleplaying and acting can be art because like writing, it tells a story through the actions of characters
Personally I didn't like art classes in school either, though for me it wasn't bad as the constant bullying from teachers and fellow students. They always expected me to draw realisticly and while I did my best, I was never happy with my results, I felt it would've been better if they encouraged us find our own artstyle instead of telling us to go straight to realism-
I had a great teacher in middle school—and there was a second art class teacher in high school, but my counselor would never let me transfer to the other class.
This is the reason I tell people to never stop drawing if they love drawing. When you do give up—you can lose something you never get back. :)
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huh.. :o I've never been to a middle school before, I hear everyone talking about grades too and I don't even know what a grade is. then again, we don't really get those in my country.. ^-^;
yeah never give up on the things you enjoy! never give up on dreams either :D dream big but don't forget to follow them too :3 and it doesn't matter if you aren't good at something, as long as you enjoy doing it, that's what matters ^w^
I wasn't good at bowling but I still enjoyed it :3 I need to go back there sometime, I liked the air hockey there aswell! :D it's like a real life version of pong ^w^
I had a few failed attempts when I first started fursuit making and even though I wanted to give up, I really just needed some breaks <:3 But then I tried again and now I have my first successful fursuit yaay! ^w^ I'm gonna use what I've learnt to make even better suits in the future! my first fursuit taught me alot! :o
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Usually related to ages. Elementary school in the U.S. is Kindergarten to grade 5 (or 6 in some states) or ages 5-10/11. Middle school is grades 7-8 (sometimes 6 is counted in some states) and is ages 11/12-13. High school is grades 9-12 and generally ages 14-17/18.
I think you should always do what you love—or at least try to enjoy what you’re doing, even if it’s not loved things. :)
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I had a teacher in school who was very negative about my art and dreams of doing art professionally (I wanted to do animation or comic books). I actually drew a lot better and more realistic when I was in high school. Because of that experience, I stopped drawing entirely for 10 years and I lost all my skills……so I understand a teacher doing that to a student, I can empathize with that part of your situation.
I still have pain and regrets on losing the majority of my art skills and the mental blocks that prevent me from ever getting those skills back—and it’s frustrating and sad. But this is also why on art sites, I want to encourage all young artists to never give up, despite what adults or teachers or even peers say to you about art. I want to take all my bullying from that school experience and what I suffered on FA and be a positive influence for others. I can’t change what happened to others, but I can be a kind soul willing to listen and encourage…….because of what I went through.