2b Exploratorium

1. Contains a title using the format listed above .25 points

~2b Exploratorium

2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGMj4sIGYc0&NR=1

3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

The Exploratorium is an interactive museum of science, art, and human perception. I think this connects to humanities in many ways. Friere believe in developing consciousness. By learning about science you are learning about the world around you. Also by many exhibits explore human perception which is a big part of studying humanities. 

4. Contains the following "analytical elements":

1. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point

I choose the Exploratorium. As I walk up I can see a pond close by with people picnicking along the banks. There comes into view this huge structure with massive arches elegantly etched with what looks like angels. I later learn that is the Palace of Fine Arts. I walk towards the door and I can hear all the people laughing. As we wait in line for the tickets we can see people posing in funny pictures for one of the exhibits that await us. We enter and the place is amazing. There are two stories and exhibits everywhere. I can hear the sound of electricity  for the light bulb exhibit and rushing air from the tornado forming right in front of my eyes. There is even a new Tactile Dome where you navigate in the dark using only you sense of touch to find your way through the maze.  

b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point

My choice was about picking a place that was not only a museum to look and learn but also a place to play and learn by doing. Also the Exploratorium is a place not just for one or two types of people but a place that is for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding about the world we live in.

c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5 point

I choose the Exploratorium because it is a place I have been too. I had never been to such a large or exciting museum. I was amazed by all the exhibits and could have spent days there. I was grateful for such a place for children to learn. 

d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point

I learned that the Exploratorium draws in over 500,000 people each year. I would like to know in any other museums bring in such large crowds. 

5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point

I learned from reading Debbie Lee that AT&T park serves not only garlic fries but sushi as well. I have been to many games there but never knew sushi was on the menu. This discovery is related to culture because it shows the diversity of the city. I don't think there are many other baseball stadiums that serve such a cuisine. 

http://human7debbie.blogspot.com/2008/09/2a-many-faces-of-san-francisco.html

2a Santa Cruz

2. Contains the sources you used with links to these sources .25 points

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz,_CA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd5Zc9Rddvc&feature=related

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_Boardwalk

3. Contains a brief paragraph how it connects to your study of humanities. 1 point

Santa Cruz relates to the study of humanities in many ways. Humanities is the study of human expression. Therefore Santa Cruz makes a great connection to the study by embracing the alternative lifestyles of many people. Santa Cruz welcomes all forms of human expression and is a very cultured and diverse city. Along all the streets you will find art on benches, in windows, and even on the buildings. Musicians are often found playing and singing their stories on the streets, in  cafe's, or on the beach. 

4. Contains the following "analytical elements":

a. Observation: What did you choose? What do you see or hear or feel or think of in the choice you made? What is the subject of the work? If you chose a 'thing' what is the work made of and what techniques (colors, lines, shapes, textures)does the creator use? Be specific in your description. If you chose a place, be specific in your description of what you see or hear. Talk to your reader as though they cannot see the item but somehow must draw a painting of what you see or hear. 1 point

I choose the Santa Cruz Boardwalk. This is one of my favorite sights to visit when in Santa Cruz. As I drive out of the redwood forest a what looks like small town appears. The air starts to feel light. As I drive I begin to smell the ocean.  I continue and the smell begins to get stronger and the road is looking like it's going to go on forever. Then to my left I can see the top of the Giant Dipper. I begin to hear the rollercoaster racing down the track and the people screaming. After navigating around the ocean to find parking I begin to walk towards the boardwalk. I can hear the children laughing and  smell the delicious food. As I enter through the high arches I can see the families on the beach and hear the waves crashing. I can also hear sea gulls squacking and sea lions barking.  

b. Interpretation: What is your choice about? Give specific examples to support this statement in 2 sentences; do so in a way that teaches us something about your choice. Make Paulo Freire proud! .75 point

I choose the Santa Cruz Boardwalk because it's a place have fun and relax. There's nothing like enjoying a book or having a picnic  on the beach while listening to the sound of laughter or the screams excitment. The boardwalk is a place to eat good food and enjoy good company.   

c. Judgment: What led you to your choice? What do you think or feel about this choice? Why do you feel this way? Support your thoughts with specific observations. .5

I choose Santa Cruz because this is a place I go to get rejuvinated. When I spend time in such ancient forests I am reminded that life is too short for all the petty dramas and to live in the now because there is no other time. The waves remind me of the intercinnectedness of everything. I'm just a crest in an ocean of waves.  

d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about this choice? When completing the question section, lead your audience into the question by stating a fact you do know, yet you still have the related question. This way, both your audience and you will have an educational experience. Example: I learned that John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath was based on his personal experience working with farm workers. I would like to know if the characters he used in that book are fictitious or are they people he met? .5 point

I learned that the Santa Cruz Boradwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. I would like to know what happened to the roller coasters at the parks that closed.

5. Using your classmates work from last week, tell us one thing you learned from 1 student. Is this one thing some common experience you share or some experience that is completely different than what you experienced? Is this one thing related to our class theoretical foundation and if so, how? Is that one thing related to historical or cultural context of this country or a different one? Link that persons blog to this entry (eg cut paste that blog entry here) . .5 point

I learned from Andrea Pruett that Freire mainly focused his studies on Phenomenology;the study of consciousness. I knew that Freire had studied law and philosophy but I hadn't realized that there was a whole seperate catergory created to study cosciousness. This is very related to our theoretical foundation because he was the founder and the more aware we are of the person who created the ideas the better we'll be able understand his ideas.  http://apruett27.blogspot.com/2008_08_01_archive.html

Assignment 1 C

The first persons blog I read was Ana Ceniceros. I learned that she has lived in California all of her life. Also I learned that she lives a good distance from campus and she is taking this class to better understand people around her and how differnent people of the workd think.Regarding Paulo Freire, I hadn't realized that there had been many schools built with emphasis on his educational theroies. Also I learned a better understanding for Paulo's "banking" system and why he beleive it could not work. I agree that dialoge involes respect and that we all must learn from eachother.  

The second  persons blog I read was Chis Allen. I learned that he is taking this class to fill general education requirements and that the online format fits into his busy work schedule. I learned that by becoming the Minister of Education in Sao Paulo he was able apply his teaching to over seventy percent of Brazil's schools. I also learned that he tought at the American Universities of Cambridge and Havard. I was reminded that Paulo Freire was a man who thought of education has helping people make more educated choices that would improve the quality of their lives. 

By looking at our education from Paulo's perspective it will help us in our humanities study by allowing us to open our minds to look at things from outside box, so to say. This perspective I hope will challenge me to look at things in my world as a learning experience rather than place that is  passing me by or where I just keep dancing to the tune being played by others. 

Assignment 1b

Paulo Friere was born in Brazil in 1921. He inspired many people to re-think the educational system of his time. He belived in dialoge, the mutual respect between teacher and learner. Where the teacher learns and the learner teaches and vice versa. He thought this  was the best way to educate a critical mass of people who are seeking change in their world. This  challenged the "banking" system in which students were force fed deposits from their teachers. Paulo gained fame by his impressive results of teaching 300 sugar cane workers to read and write in just 45 days. 

  

Paulo Freire's educational theories took the word education to a new level. His work is world famous for weaving education and liberation. Paulo beleived in coscientization-developing consciousness, but consciousness that is understood to have the power to transform reality' (Taylor 1993: 52). I think this is the idea that expands the meaning of education. The current idea of teaching a curricula doesn't allow for teachers roaming off topic to teach students real life skills. Paulo thought  teaching through dialoge could help to change the world by teaching peolple the actual reality of the world in due perpective and thereby transcend that reality. 

Paulo Freire's most famous book was, Pedogogy of the Oppressed. Paulo had a special intrest in teaching education to those who where suffering the most, the poor. He beleived education was not about numbers and letters but about changing the world. He realized the the majority of the people in this world where the ones with little money and the ones making the curricula where the ones with the money.  This was a hard task to tackle in an even harder time in histroy but he did his best to create power through knowledge. Not only did he make it his life mission to create change through proper educationbut I beleive he was successful. I beleive Paulo Freire was a great man responsible for an awakening of the masses to the reality of this world. 

Sources:

www.infed.org

en.wikipedia.org

www.youtube.com

www.xomba.com/poor_mans_education_paul_freires_pedagogy_of_the_oppressed

www.education.miami.edu/ep/contemporaryed/Paulo_Freire/paulo_freire.html - 20k