[aamargulies]

I had an interesting experience in an Invertebrate Zoology lab class one summer.

We students were brought into a lab, given specimens to draw, and the only instructions we received were 'You have 30 minutes to draw this. Go.'

There was no "here's how to draw. here's what to do and not to do". It was just basically "We don't care about any insecurities you might have. We don't care if you think you can't draw. No excuses, just fucking draw it. Now."

Not only did we draw, but we (all of us) improved enormously over the course of the class as more animals were brought in and the exercise was repeated over and over and over again throughout the summer.

What it taught us is that everyone, and I mean everyone, can draw. Our collective attitude shifted from "don't know if this is even possible" to "of course we can do this. this is easy. routine. trivial."

Highly recommended approach.

It was the most freeing and amazing class I had in college.

[Version467]

That sounds like a pretty awesome experience. Thanks for sharing.