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On reflection of the learning that took place, they responded very well to the two works that show tattoos being used in contemporary art. I showed works by Wim Delvoye and Santiago Sierra, which opened up a very interesting discussing regarding ethics, morality and how they fit into the art world. I had been concerned showing these works as they may be upsetting to some of the class, however after a discussion with my co-op she said that it would be suitable.

Due to schools shutting down on Thursday to help prevent of COVID 19 all Classes are cancelled until the 19/03/20, returning to school on the week of the 23rd. First year and Fourth year classes were carried out using Google Classroom, it felt impersonal and I felt as if I was slacking in my approach to teaching as I was in front of my computer available for any students that sent me questions. The principal of the school advised to stick to our time table, and that “office hours” were that of the set out timetable. This will be the normal approach to teaching for the next two weeks, already online groups of art teachers are forming to share ideas for teaching online. A great response and a much needed support network and information pool that art teachers from around the globe can utilise. Second years are progressing very well and are showing wonderful examples of cooperation in their approach to learning. They have no problems sharing problem solving ideas or assisting one a...