Susie Xiong

ARTE 302- Delacruz

Informal Survey

Who do you look up to?

Friends

Relatives (parents, older siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.)

Teachers, coaches

Historical/religious figures (Barak Obama, Jesus, Gandhi, Martin Luther

King, Jr.)

What would you like to learn to do but think is too difficult or would
take too long?

How to play musical instruments (guitar, piano)

Sports (skateboarding, BMX, track, martial arts, dance)

What are your interests/hobbies?

Sports (swimming, martial arts, track, basketball, soccer)

Surfing the net, chatting on AIM/MSN

Drawing/doodling

Playing video games

Hanging out with friends

“Girls.”

Taking photos

Journaling, blogging

Listening to music

What do you worry about?

Academics (homework, teacher and parent expectations, “getting

straight-As so my parents don’t freak out and think I’ll never get into
college”, competition)

Physical appearance (being the proper height, weight, having enough

muscle/bulk, hairstyles and “bad hair days”, “hiding my self-injury
scars”, fashion, being “skinny,” “not looking geeky”)

Fitting in (not being disliked, avoiding bullies, cliques)

Family issues (divorce, parent/child conflict, substance abuse)

Relationships and sexuality (crushes, significant others, sexual

orientation, “telling my parents that I want to become the opposite sex”)

Global issues (religion, social justice, current events and conflict, LGBT
rights, global warming)
Future goals and plans (“What I’m going to do for the rest of my life?”
“I don’t want to go to college”)

“I worry about me worrying all the time.”

Favorite visual artists:

Hayao Miyazaki (creator of “Spirited Away”)

Vincent van Gogh

“One of those dead artists I saw at a museum.”

“Whoever made the universe.”

What did you like most about your favorite teacher or coach:

Art teacher: fun, laid back, quirky, understanding, lets me do my thing,

non- judgmental

Language arts teacher: interesting assignments,

Physics teacher: cool experiments, makes it relevant, energetic

Swimming coach: patient, motivational,

What did you like least about your least favorite teacher or coach:

Math teacher: boring, monotone voice, strict

History teacher: uninterested in students, hard grader

Gym teacher: pushed students too hard, strict, mean

Track coach: see above

What’s worth knowing?

What’s going on in people’s lives (friends, peers, family)

Current events

School social structure (who’s popular, who’s helpful, who’s going out
with who)

Latest technology, gadgets

Which teacher/classes are fun/not fun

Yourself, your goals

“Stuff they teach you in school.”

“Basic math.”

What is not art?

Trash

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Cereal boxes

Everyday objects (chairs, dishes)

“Everything is art in some way.”

What are your art classroom expectations?

“Cool, hippie teacher.”

Fun projects

Good student artists

Being taught how to draw

“Have fun and do whatever.”