My guest this week is Anne Versnel, a former student of mine from Loyola University in Chicago. Anne was in my class last spring, and on the second day she came early and said, “I know you don’t know me, but can I use you as a reference for an internship.” Two days later she emailed me, reintroduced herself and asked again. We talk about this on the podcast.
Any regular listener to Teaching in the Arts knows I really like talking to students, and every couple of months I have former students of mine on the podcast, check out Ebbe Bertollotti, Ava Battochio, and Marisa Dickens and Asha Lodhia. I think getting to know students, and former students makes me a better teacher.
Now back to Anne and this week’s podcast.
While one part of my brain asked, “who is this person?” the other part really appreciated her directness. You aren’t going to get an internship without going for it, and I recognized that’s what she was doing.
During my course I asked students to create a personal social media project, and Anne created an Instagram account, Here4agoudatime
We discuss this, but also Anne’s experiences at college and how it has informed her. Also, cooking, eating, exercise and body image. It’s a great chat, and I appreciate her coming on and being so forthright.
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