Studio Xang had a talk with Ma Thandar Aung,
who has joined the art class since May 2007, about her view on the progress
while participating in the art class.
Xang: Please tell me how old you are and which grade you are in.
Thandar: I am fifteen years old. I am studying in Grade 8.
X: You have been studying with Studio Xang for long, do you remember any activities you learnt?
Th: I learnt a lot such as making houses with recycled milk bottles, making a zoo in clay, doing outdoor drawing, making stamps with erasers, making stamps with cardboard and string, printing stamp with vegetables and fruits, creating three dimensional objects with wire, drawing, and making handicraft.
X: Among these, which activity do you like most?
Th: I like creating toys with wire string. I like it because I have to make my brain work. The creative process is not easy to remember so I have to pay attention to details to be able to make it again. I like using my brain because it improves my memory. I think this activity has more learning benefits because I learnt a handicraft skill and I improved my cognitive memory at the same time.
X: In the art class, did you encounter any difficulties that you could not solve or do you think that there were any activity that were not useful for you?
Th: No, I can follow all the art activities well. If I have difficulties, teachers help me. The activities are always new. So as soon as I arrive to class, I am so keen to know what I will be learning in the class. Though I picked up my favorite activities because you asked, there is no activity which I do not like.
X: How fell about teamwork?
Th: I work together as usual when the activities are the group work. I am aware that some activities can be done by myself but some need team collaboration in order to complete the work. When working in a team, we all become close; we can do better artwork and work faster than when we work alone.
X: In the class, there are different people with different religion, ethnicity and skin color, sometimes you meet with other students who you did not know and work together. What do you think of this?
Th: It is good to meet people with different thinking. We will know and have a chance to learn how they think and how they do things. For example, if we do not agree on something, if they tell us what is prohibited or allowed in their culture or religion, we will know. If we pick the good points and follow, we will be good. It is also good to know about other cultures as well as ours.
X: Can you use any activities you learnt from Studio Xang in your real life?
Th: Yes, I gained confidence to participate in drawing competitions from various schools. It is an inspiration for me knowing that I can do the handicraft activities as well as school lessons. It encourages me. I become more understanding of others in my social relations. I can control my mind when I get angry; I think of it first and try to understand and relax.
X: What do you do in your spare time?
Th: I join the art class in the summer school holiday.
X: What do you want to be in future?
Th: I want to be a nurse who will take care of sick, helpless patients.
Xang: Please tell me how old you are and which grade you are in.
Thandar: I am fifteen years old. I am studying in Grade 8.
X: You have been studying with Studio Xang for long, do you remember any activities you learnt?
Th: I learnt a lot such as making houses with recycled milk bottles, making a zoo in clay, doing outdoor drawing, making stamps with erasers, making stamps with cardboard and string, printing stamp with vegetables and fruits, creating three dimensional objects with wire, drawing, and making handicraft.
X: Among these, which activity do you like most?
Th: I like creating toys with wire string. I like it because I have to make my brain work. The creative process is not easy to remember so I have to pay attention to details to be able to make it again. I like using my brain because it improves my memory. I think this activity has more learning benefits because I learnt a handicraft skill and I improved my cognitive memory at the same time.
X: In the art class, did you encounter any difficulties that you could not solve or do you think that there were any activity that were not useful for you?
Th: No, I can follow all the art activities well. If I have difficulties, teachers help me. The activities are always new. So as soon as I arrive to class, I am so keen to know what I will be learning in the class. Though I picked up my favorite activities because you asked, there is no activity which I do not like.
X: How fell about teamwork?
Th: I work together as usual when the activities are the group work. I am aware that some activities can be done by myself but some need team collaboration in order to complete the work. When working in a team, we all become close; we can do better artwork and work faster than when we work alone.
X: In the class, there are different people with different religion, ethnicity and skin color, sometimes you meet with other students who you did not know and work together. What do you think of this?
Th: It is good to meet people with different thinking. We will know and have a chance to learn how they think and how they do things. For example, if we do not agree on something, if they tell us what is prohibited or allowed in their culture or religion, we will know. If we pick the good points and follow, we will be good. It is also good to know about other cultures as well as ours.
X: Can you use any activities you learnt from Studio Xang in your real life?
Th: Yes, I gained confidence to participate in drawing competitions from various schools. It is an inspiration for me knowing that I can do the handicraft activities as well as school lessons. It encourages me. I become more understanding of others in my social relations. I can control my mind when I get angry; I think of it first and try to understand and relax.
X: What do you do in your spare time?
Th: I join the art class in the summer school holiday.
X: What do you want to be in future?
Th: I want to be a nurse who will take care of sick, helpless patients.
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