Do you ever stop and wonder how many images run through your brain every day and think back to how many of those were pop culture images of our society? As our society continues to grow in technology and media, children are constantly exposed to visual stimuli. Paul Duncum, professor of art education, studies how these stimuli not only influence our students and children, but also how we can incorporate them into art lessons effectively. In this article I will explain the life and work of Paul Duncum. I will talk about Duncum's contributions to art education, his teaching philosophy, and how I can use his beliefs and teachings in my future as an art teacher, but first I would like to give you some information about Paul Duncum. Paul Duncum initially graduated from university with a degree in graphic design in 1970, from Sydney Technical College. In 1974 he returned to school and began working on his BA at Flinders University of South Australia, in History and Theory of Art, which he completed in 1977. Duncum also earned his BA in Art Education at the Adelaide College of Arts and Education. 1979. According to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, he then returned to Flinders University in 1981 to work towards his doctorate in Art Education. During this time he also taught art and design at high school. (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2003) Paul Duncum then began his current career as a university lecturer and professor. His first teaching position was at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education in the visual arts curriculum. A year later he moved to Central Queensland University as a senior lecturer in the visual arts curriculum. In 1... half of the sheet... typical culture. I want to ask my students to look at a picture and be able to tell me why something is effective or how it relates to them, if at all. We are constantly bombarded with visual culture at every hour of the day, while it may feel overwhelming and desensitizing at times, it is only becoming more prevalent. Paul Duncum is an art teacher who incorporates these aspects of visual culture into the classroom every day and also teaches his students to do the same. I talked about Paul Duncum's history of education, his contributions to art education, his teaching philosophy, and how I can use his beliefs and teachings in my future as an art educator. With my newfound knowledge of Paul Duncum and his teachings, I hope, as a future educator, to follow in his footsteps of incorporating the importance of visual art to our society into my classroom.