Back to the Drawing Board

Can you imagine a civilization in which the communication of visual knowledge is no longer a problem - a society in which the teacher, when a visual description is called for, would merely pick up a piece of chalk and draw the picture on the board? Imagine what it would be like if all educated people - all teachers, carpenters, electricians, physicians, biologists, machinists, and other skilled and professional people from all walks of life - were able to use drawing to exchange visual ideas to the same extent which they now use writing to exchange verbal ideas.

Most people think that you’re either born with the ability to draw or you aren’t - but that’s not the case at all. In fact, drawing can and should be taught - and it’s easier to learn than mathematics! The truth is that teaching drawing effectively is not so different from other good teaching. Like math, drawing should be taught in a sequential, rule-based fashion. Trying to teach drawing without an organized system is like trying to teach music without a scale, a staff, a clef, and notes. An excellent yet inexpensive program for teaching drawing can be purchased here.

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