Humanities in my perspective consist of stories and ideas that help understand our lives and the world around us. Humanities introduced me to people I never heard of and places I never visited, and it helped me think outside of the box by introducing me to ideas I never heard of or crossed my mind. It did this by showing me how others lived, ventured through life, and their thoughts. Humanities helped me take their point of view and combine it with mine to try to see what I can do to make things better, it especially helped address the challenges we face as a family, in our community, and as a nation. Humanities are important because it consist of the branches of knowledge that investigate human beings, their culture, and their self-expression. I was able to understand this through the class assignments.
The two assignments that were my favorite are the Paulo Freire assignment in week 4 and the book that I read called, “Train Go Sorry” in week 14. I enjoyed researching Freire because I never heard of him or knew the things he did to help out the people in poverty. It was interesting to find out how he became the icon of social changes throughout education and how he was familiar with the Great Depression which helped him shape his concerns for the poor and construct his particular educational viewpoint. I was impressed that he actually took into account to work with the illiterate poor to improve their learning , training and education because most researchers tend to leave out the poor and focus on middle class or the rich from what I have seen and heard. I think it is important for people to read and understand the books he wrote, especially the book,” pedagogy of the oppressed”, so they can better approach life challenges and emphasize education as a culture and freedom like he explains in this book. I feel that young people learn through the world they live in and life’s every day issues and being able to approach it in a positive way will encourage kids to continue and enjoy learning. Freire’s system of learning provides this by teaching and encouraging one to pursue there passion, explore issues with friends, and to experience satisfaction by being able to navigate through complex ideas and problem solving by creating a joyful environment. I learned that Freire made a difference in a lot of people’s life by giving them the opportunity to learn and pull forward in life and with this knowledge I can pass it on to others so they can apply it to there advantage.
The second assignment that I liked was reading the book, “Train Go Sorry”. I enjoyed reading this book a lot because even though I knew that deaf people exists I never knew how hard it is for them or how talented they can be if they applied themselves. It is amazing how they can accomplish anything that a hearing person can do but hear. I really enjoyed watching those introduction videos that you assigned to watch in week 13. I never seen deaf people sing or dance, I thought it would be difficult since one needs to follow the rhythm of the song to keep on track with it. I liked how the book tells the story from a personal view instead of research which made the book more interesting to read. By reading this book I now can understand a little bit more about the deaf culture and deaf people. I learned that they too have sub-groups and like any other hearing person they learn at different speeds and in different ways. Now I will be able to understand and approach deaf people without judging or criticizing them.
By taking this class I have learned to appreciate my cultural heritage and communicate my ideas a little more. I also learned about art, music, dance, theatre, history, and other cultures. Humanities have opened up my perception by exploring human creativity and communication. Being able to review classmates work also helped because it is another point of view that may not have been mentioned or otherwise thought of about life’s aspects.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Week 16
1. The course catalog student learning outcome #1 for this class states:"At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
Articulate the ways in which the study of Humanities provides diverse ways of understanding human thought, creativity, and aesthetics in a global and/or historical context."
How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
I accomplished this as a student in this class by learning about the differences and similarities of humanities and people’s diverse perspectives in life like in the book, My California and by reading my classmates response to the same content so I could better understand the material or things that I missed while doing the assignments. Also, I learned about different cultures, especially the deaf culture. I really enjoyed this topic because I learned not only about the culture itself but some historical facts about sign language by reading the book, Train Go Sorry. This was also accomplished by watching videos from Obama regarding cultures and nations. Also by watching a video of Oprah’s inspiring stories of life's challenges at a commencement ceremony at Duke University. Then there was the research on Freire’s pedagogy which was very insightful. I enjoyed learning about Freire’s learning techniques and how he helped people in poverty.
2. The course catalog student learning outcome #2 for this class states: "Demonstrate an increased ability to critically interpret and evaluate art forms and ideas from diverse cultures and historical periods (i.e. visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy, film, music, dance and theater)."
How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
I accomplished this by doing research on topics like Freire, doing online field trips to art museums, evaluating classmates work, and viewing various websites and videos. This helped me learn about diverse cultures and historical periods. For the online field trip I choose Museo de Arte de Ponce. Here I learned about that Madonna and child that was depicting Virgin Mary holding her son Jesus. I also learned about laces from the second online field trip to the museum called, Lace Museum and Guild. I never knew there were so many laces and that there was a whole library on it. I also learned a little about deaf culture through Train Go Sorry. About the different sub-groups of deaf people like some can lip read, do sign language, and even speak. What I found interesting was that not all deaf people do all of these, they choose what they want to learn and what not. Also that they are capable of doing everything that a hearing person can do but hear. They can sing, dance, and do every day task like any other hearing person.
3. The course catalog student learning outcome #3 for this class states: "Demonstrate how understanding the humanities can enhance our own creativity and our appreciation of our own and other cultures."How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
This will help me understand that there are different cultures in this world and not be so judgmental towards other cultures or others who seem different from me, such as the deaf people. It also helped me realized that deafness is not a disability it is a culture, the deaf culture. It also gave me some knowledge of history such as the art museums I visited, the video I watched from Obama and Oprah about challenging situation is this world and the historical research I did on Latin American Independence where I learned a little about the independence movement. This way can relate its information to other subject in the future. Listening to Obama’s speech made me aware of the world’s cultural differences and that not taking the time to understand it, keeps us from appreciating each other as a whole and keeps us from melting the pot. This way we are viewing others as different and this will just add to the conflicts in life instead of bettering the situation. It has also encouraged me to want to learn sign language in the near future.
4. List 10 of your classmates from the previous assignment re Train Go Sorry. Tell us one thing you learned from each of these 10 classmates re the book or personal experience or opinion.
1) Alex- I learned that the deaf consider themselves as a minority group.
2) Stephen- I learned that deafness is not a disease.
3) Antonio – I learned deaf people have access to a vibrant and warm communication since they can’t hear.
4) Sophia- I learned that the image she won’t ever forget is Sofia’s bat mitzvah.
5) Araceli- I learned that most hearing people considered sign language to be primitive.
6) Megan- I learned that mainstreaming is a trend of incorporating deaf students with hearing people.
7) Dinlaka- I learned about deaf ethics, one should look at someone who is deaf when we speak to them, not exaggerate the movements of our mouths but make sure we speak clearly.
8) Judy- I learned that sign language is not as hard as most think, that it has a lot to do with body language.
9) Jessica- I learned ASL uses the whole body to communicate, not just the hands or the face.
10) Kyle- I learned that Lexington got its name from being on Lexington Ave.
Articulate the ways in which the study of Humanities provides diverse ways of understanding human thought, creativity, and aesthetics in a global and/or historical context."
How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
I accomplished this as a student in this class by learning about the differences and similarities of humanities and people’s diverse perspectives in life like in the book, My California and by reading my classmates response to the same content so I could better understand the material or things that I missed while doing the assignments. Also, I learned about different cultures, especially the deaf culture. I really enjoyed this topic because I learned not only about the culture itself but some historical facts about sign language by reading the book, Train Go Sorry. This was also accomplished by watching videos from Obama regarding cultures and nations. Also by watching a video of Oprah’s inspiring stories of life's challenges at a commencement ceremony at Duke University. Then there was the research on Freire’s pedagogy which was very insightful. I enjoyed learning about Freire’s learning techniques and how he helped people in poverty.
2. The course catalog student learning outcome #2 for this class states: "Demonstrate an increased ability to critically interpret and evaluate art forms and ideas from diverse cultures and historical periods (i.e. visual art, architecture, literature, philosophy, film, music, dance and theater)."
How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
I accomplished this by doing research on topics like Freire, doing online field trips to art museums, evaluating classmates work, and viewing various websites and videos. This helped me learn about diverse cultures and historical periods. For the online field trip I choose Museo de Arte de Ponce. Here I learned about that Madonna and child that was depicting Virgin Mary holding her son Jesus. I also learned about laces from the second online field trip to the museum called, Lace Museum and Guild. I never knew there were so many laces and that there was a whole library on it. I also learned a little about deaf culture through Train Go Sorry. About the different sub-groups of deaf people like some can lip read, do sign language, and even speak. What I found interesting was that not all deaf people do all of these, they choose what they want to learn and what not. Also that they are capable of doing everything that a hearing person can do but hear. They can sing, dance, and do every day task like any other hearing person.
3. The course catalog student learning outcome #3 for this class states: "Demonstrate how understanding the humanities can enhance our own creativity and our appreciation of our own and other cultures."How did you accomplish this as a student in this class?
This will help me understand that there are different cultures in this world and not be so judgmental towards other cultures or others who seem different from me, such as the deaf people. It also helped me realized that deafness is not a disability it is a culture, the deaf culture. It also gave me some knowledge of history such as the art museums I visited, the video I watched from Obama and Oprah about challenging situation is this world and the historical research I did on Latin American Independence where I learned a little about the independence movement. This way can relate its information to other subject in the future. Listening to Obama’s speech made me aware of the world’s cultural differences and that not taking the time to understand it, keeps us from appreciating each other as a whole and keeps us from melting the pot. This way we are viewing others as different and this will just add to the conflicts in life instead of bettering the situation. It has also encouraged me to want to learn sign language in the near future.
4. List 10 of your classmates from the previous assignment re Train Go Sorry. Tell us one thing you learned from each of these 10 classmates re the book or personal experience or opinion.
1) Alex- I learned that the deaf consider themselves as a minority group.
2) Stephen- I learned that deafness is not a disease.
3) Antonio – I learned deaf people have access to a vibrant and warm communication since they can’t hear.
4) Sophia- I learned that the image she won’t ever forget is Sofia’s bat mitzvah.
5) Araceli- I learned that most hearing people considered sign language to be primitive.
6) Megan- I learned that mainstreaming is a trend of incorporating deaf students with hearing people.
7) Dinlaka- I learned about deaf ethics, one should look at someone who is deaf when we speak to them, not exaggerate the movements of our mouths but make sure we speak clearly.
8) Judy- I learned that sign language is not as hard as most think, that it has a lot to do with body language.
9) Jessica- I learned ASL uses the whole body to communicate, not just the hands or the face.
10) Kyle- I learned that Lexington got its name from being on Lexington Ave.
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