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Page 3- The pet peeves below were submitted by people around the world, both teachers and students. We thank you for your submissions! We sincerely hope that those who submitted them were able to blow off some steam and feel better now. We also hope that those who are reading these will also feel better. Enjoy!

  1. People who sign their art work in huge [grandiose] letters, taking away from the beauty of the piece. I prefer signing on the back. (Submitted by Monica Bowcut)

  2. Other teachers who take away kids' art time if they need to finish classroom work!


  3. Educators that think art teachers were made to make posters and banners at the drop of a hat.


  4. School systems that have no art program (here in Indiana) but advertise that students are involved in art every week. (3 peeves submitted by Sandra Smith)


  5. Students who waste rubber cement by painting and rolling it into a ball. (Submitted by Dori Pratt, Park City, Utah)


  6. Creative young people who devote their talents to gang symbols. Teachers lack information on what these symbols mean and how to deal with some students' overwhelming need to promote gang culture. (Submitted by Sheryl Jasinski)


  7. People who think the amount of time spent on a work of art equals it's value: "That looks like it took five minutes! My four year old could paint that! Therefore, it stinks!"


  8. People who think all artists are "starving." What about Dali? Picasso? Matisse? (Both submitted by Joni DeRouchie)


  9. Art teachers who have pet peeves and don't know what to do with them. (submitted by Donna Lyle)


  10. Parents who tell their kids that they do not have to pass my class (or even try), because "it's only art". (submitted by Laura Walker


  11. Pressure to turn art into just another academic subject by requiring standardized testing. (3 peeves submitted by Suzanne Thomas, elementary art teacher.)


  12. Students who put crayons into the pencil sharpener. (Submitted by Janie Joslin, Moreau Heights Elementary School.)


  13. Other teachers who think I'M the Art SUPPLY store instead of the art teacher! (Submitted anonymously)


  14. My pet peeve is little suns up in the corner of all landscapes. (Submitted by Valerie)


  15. When I suggest ten different objects or subject matter ideas and ecah one is met with the same response--"I can't draw that!" (Submitted by Geri A.)


  16. My pet peeve is SQUIRREL HOLES IN THE TREE. (Submitted by Annie M.)


  17. A). A state (Oregon) that has a robust economy but has cut back education funding to the extent that there are few art teachers.
    B) Teachers who think cutting out colored paper patterns is art.
    C) People who don't understand the value of observing what is to be drawn, painted, etc.
    D) People who don't understand the importance of art education. (Submitted by Kay Burt, art teacher in Oregon.)


  18. Teachers who think art teachers don't write lesson plans. Administrators who have no clue what is going on in your classroom when they have a copy of your curriculum collecting dust in their office. (Submitted by Dean Lollis.)


  19. My pet peeve is teachers who cry, moan and complain about everything that is wrong with the system and wait for some non-existent "them" to do something about it. (Submitted by a teacher at Roanoke Rapids Graded Schools.)


  20. My pet peeve is when students only want to use magic markers to create artwork. (Submitted by Becca from South Carolina.)

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