[Jesse C. Draper]

First off I would like to say thank you all for the responces.
I have another question that Cynthia's post made me think about. Is it better to be taught individually or in a large group? Is competition among classmates a good thing? I have seen some very good artists give up painting because of some very poor public school structure. Art really is a subjective thing. I remember having similar experiences that Cynthia did. Kids can be very cruel. Is it better to teach kids in smaller groups so that there can be more one on one time? I remember always learning more when I was working with just one teacher.