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In my classroom, I arrange as much greenery and out-doorsey pictures as possible. 
There are no windows in my classroom. We have computers and desks, carpet and nicely painted walls, but no windows. So I must hang the view I want to see as I teach. My city-kid students are not accustomed to meadows and mountains, cacti, and deer. Pit bulls-- they can tell stories about those.
One of my students remembers a farm in Honduras fondly. Some have traveled widely. Others have never seen much outside of Houston. They all respond to beauty.
I am not an art teacher. I teach reading and do reading interventions. I also do inclusion across the curriculum for middle and high school.
This week, my class analyzed "Bulletproof Picasso" by Train. To understand the lyrics, we looked up Picasso paintings. These 6th graders were appalled! Their reactions to Picasso were hilarious.
"Miss, this guy is weird!"
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