The students. Years ago in the high school sculpture class I taught, I had some
reluctant and at times apathetic students which concerned me. I knew as we proceeded
forward in the objectives and content of this course that I would need to find some
connection to their lives that would pry them from their apathy. I had originally planned
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to begin a certain sculpture project as a catalyst for them to learn certain three
dimensional art concepts, but from knowing the students, their traditions and community
values I decided to change our direction to something I felt would stimulate their
engagement and interaction with each other and the content. Three of the students were
obsessive with hunting white tailed deer in the fall. All but one of the twelve students
was a hunter or had been hunting before with their father, mother, or extended family