Exert from Marin Independent Journal article of 1964 (no byline found yet):
"For the past 10 years Moezzi's skill as a teacher as well as an artist is well known to the hundreds of students he has taught at San Rafael High School.
"I am very interested in helping young people become creative," the educator says in perfect English. "Creativity increases value as we move towards the conformity of mass production. I believe anyone can create and to create you can do anything. We are all Gods, really. How do I know just what or how much I can create unless I try? God made each one of us, whether you believe in Jesus Christ, or our prophet Mohammed; your Bible or our Koran. What is the difference? God created us all and we, too, can create."
"You can do anything," this eastern-western philosopher insists.
Moezzi says he realized it is entirely possible that a student can go through high school taking only one course in art or none at all. If they enter his classes, he tries to give them the greatest possible creative experience.
"I expect them to create; not copy. I try to supply them with basic techniques which will be helpful all their lives no matter what occupations they follow," he says.
Students under this teacher can learn at least 10 casting techniques, including bronze casting, the formation of clay bodies, glazing and fine art jewelry-making. He is proud of the facilities at the school believing they equal or surpass many colleges in equipment."
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