If you came and you found a strange man... teaching your kids to punch each other, or trying to sell them all kinds of products, you'd kick him right out of the house, but here you are; you come in and the TV is on, and you don't think twice about it.

I just felt much more comfortable at MICA. They have a great teaching program and they make me feel at home. It's here that I found my voice as an artist and progressed in my art because of the program. It's the best decision I've ever made.

The courses I took were very rigorous and demanding, teaching me how to draw from real life. I started to get bored with that mode of expression as I found it to be too repetitive. I was looking to push myself to do something different and abstract art seemed to be the perfect outlet for that.

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching kids what counts is best

The program was great and the kids were really excited. This really served as a teaching program, as well as, a learning one.

We really do more teaching than coaching. Another aspect of our job is keeping the kids focused. These kids are at a different emotional level and if things aren't going well for them, you have to get them back up.