one of the best experiences of my life was teaching art to junior high school students
that age group is one of the most creative, alive, excited, curious, active and unmanageable times of life
people that age aren't "good," they're REALLY GOOD
those qualities are productive - they teach, they open minds, they impact our lives in profound ways
unfortunately, that behavior and those emotions are not ones that teachers (or dog trainers) always encourage - that behavior and those emotions make it harder to "train" people (and dogs) - to put them in line to accomplish what the "teachers" want to accomplish - not what the students want - and things that students actively WANT are the things that ultimately influence their lives
in many, but not all, cases students (human and animal) are put in behavior boxes and miss out on experiences which help them develop who they really are both creatively and intellectually
while that kind of training has benefits it can also be destructive and numbing - we need to watch ourselves - and others
