Working for a kind learning environment

In my career, it is fundamental to work on your inner self and the interpersonal relationships come out to be extremely important. The nature of art implies working with feelings, emotions, ideas, and of course, with other people. However, it is known that other people might have a different perception of the world. Thus, working on concepts such as empathy and tolerance is as important as technique

Nevertheless, all that was previously said can be easily turned in to a lie, because the fact that we work with our body doesn't mean we develop a natural instinct to communicate among us. A very common case is, for example, the judgments we make about other people's work. Too easily we do comments about the abilities or deficiencies of our peers, their timing, their results, and grades. It is true that we are permanently exposed to judgment, as a fundamental and necessary element of our work, but more important is the solidarity among classmates and to understand that this is a personal process and we are all learning.

Sometimes, a careless comment can deeply affect us and generate frustration and pain, even when we didn't mean to be offensive. That's why we must be extremely conscious at the time of giving constructive criticism and try to be as kind and polite as possible. It's important to avoid any kind of selfishness and individualistic attitudes. Due to the very nature of our practice, we are constantly working in large groups of people, and we must consider different perspectives and ideas. We also must respect other people's needs and try to create a positive and safe environment inside the classroom.

By taking these things into consideration we can hope to contribute to create a better experience for all of us and to take advantage of the privilege of our education.