Ep. 099 - The Fired Utah Teacher Speaks Out: An Interview with Mateo Rueda
You've undoubtedly heard about the art teacher from Utah who was recently fired for showing controversial artworks. Mateo Rueda is his name, and he joins Tim on the podcast today to share the full story of everything that has happened in the past month. Listen as Mateo tells about the lesson that caused the controversy (5:00), the surreal disciplinary actions he faced (11:30), how the reaction to his story went viral (17:00), and what opportunities he has moving forward (23:15).
Resources and Links: The story from Mateo's local news (read the comments at your own risk) Ironically enough, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts has an entire guide on teaching the nude in art How to Approach Naked vs. Nude in the Art Room
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