In your opinion, what do you think the role of the critique, as it's described in this chapter, could be in a class like ours?

The role of a critique os to give the artist your USEFUL criticisms about the piece.  It should be done during the process of the piece or at least with the opportunity after to change the piece.  This is an opportunity for outsiders to get a new look at the piece and as is says in the book, " provide solutions to perceived difficulties."  In our class i think that having people, especially since we are all working on very different projects, look at a persons work they can truly give an objective opinion and help the artist work through problems or pieces that might not be working.  A critique in our class could show a person a whole new way of looking at their piece and give them ideas for expansion and or improvement.

According to this chapter and your past experiences, how can you get the most out of a critique of your own work?

I think that while the critique is going on the artist should detach him or her self from the piece.  The important part of listening to a critique is being able not to take the criticisms personally or feel as though they are an insult but rather sit back and listen, taking in what people are saying.  Then after decide what critiques make sense to you, and how you can build off of them to make the piece wonderful.

How can you be a helpful participant in your classmates' critiques?

As the crituquer one should not state bland opiions about the peice.  They should not say things like, "I like this" or "this looks bad," it is incredibly important to give critisisms that the artist can build from, such as i liek this because ... or i dont like this because...  or i think if you changed this... the peice could really benifit in this way.