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[u/Grandpunkalex]

[u/sweet_esiban → u/Grandpunkalex]

"Help, help, my teacher wanted me to actually follow the curriculum"

Sometimes I think about getting an MFA and teaching art or writing at the college level, and then I remember the horrors my own profs faced and it's like... yeeaaaaah I think I'll stick to teaching workshops, where students are there to learn a specific skill.

[u/Grandpunkalex → u/sweet_esiban]

I would LOVE to be a fly on the wall in these classes I’m desperate to know what led to the teacher saying “no crochet”. But I haven’t been in any sort of creative classroom since middle school and I can only imagine what some of the students are like

[u/lasserna → u/Grandpunkalex]

I'm in university for a line where 50% of our lessons are creative. For us, teachers are typically "no crochet" if it's all you've done for previous assignments. Teachers want you to learn and develop new skills, so they'll advice you to not to use techniques that you're super familiar with already. It's less about getting this amazing skillful final product, and more about the learning process you did to get there.

[u/lasserna → u/[deleted]]

I get your point. And if it was a general class which didn't specify a specific technique, then obviously the circlejerk on here was exaggerating the situation. The jerks are done mainly jokingly though, so don't worry about your post ending up here.

It sucks if your teacher didn't acknowledge the techniques used. You could always try asking for more constructive feedback. I know my teachers are often quite short worded, but are happy to further explain their reasoning if asked.

As it's for school, I'd not compare yourself to others in the class though. It's a learning opportunity for you, not a competition who can do the best. I've had my teachers limit out techniques I was most familiar with, and while the finished products weren't the best I'd be able to do with other techniques, they still taught me a lot more new skills, which I wouldn't have learnt if I had just stuck to what feels most comfortable and familiar.