I've decided to choose a day of my school week that includes attending my biology 125 lecture and lab. The lecture's time slot is 7:30am-8:45am and then my lab is later that day from 4:30pm-7:10pm. With that, my first curriculum change comes to mind. I would rather have my lecture begin at 12noon... that is when I am most awake after getting a good night's sleep and waking up with time to get dressed for the day and eat some breakfast. When my day begins with being rushed or feeling overly exhausted, to me, it is just the start of a bad day.
When it comes to lecture style courses, they can go either way. I've found that in my bio class I am constantly on my toes and paying attention because I actually care about the class and it is required for my major (if I'm not falling asleep due to such an early time slot). On the other hand, it pains me to know that I am paying thousands of dollars to attend a psych lecture later that day just so I can facebook/email the whole time. That class does absolutely nothing for me and it doesn't interest me career wise at all. I say that students should not have to take "money-eating" gen. eds. if they know they are not interested in the subject in terms of career goals!
Touching on the subject of projects and assignments, lighten the workload period. Elimate busy work (students downright hate it). With projects, always give students the option to work with a group. If I could, I would do everything independently...I've been saying that since elementary school!
I would also love to see more hands-on interactions in classrooms. That is one thing that I love about my bio lab. I always say that the lab saves my grade in that class because it makes me get it. It's almost a 3 hour class and there's actually time for the teacher to give constructive notes, answer personal questions, do hands-on activities (dissections, experiments, etc.), and even motivate an individual if they really need it (I've almost cried several times because of that class). With that being said, computer technology isn't necessarily on my list of likes, and I feel that a lot of students learn better when they are physically doing a task and have more personal interactions. However, blackboard and email are great for networking purposes.
Therefore, faculty should hear us out! As students, we love sleep, time to let material absorb into our minds, options and opportunities, and chances to prove our unique strengths.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Is Jesus a Joke?
1. After reading the articles and reviewing the visual examples of the tee-shirts, I cannon really pin-point one opinion on this issue. I, being Catholic, would not typically wear a shirt like this not because it offends me, but because it is not really my style. I consider myself relatively spiritual and at the same time I believe that people should be able to express their faith however they choose. I can understand why some might see these designs as parodies (for example, if one is significantly traditional in their religious practices) but at the same time I do not really understand why it is being blown up into such a controversial issue. To me, religion is a freedom, and no one person should tell another how to express it.
2. A quote used by Paul Mitchell refuting his argument was, “in the end, Christianity is not a brand”. It does not really make sense because at the beginning of the article he was discussing how he was trying to make a statement of his religious beliefs through choosing the perfect shirt to wear to a rock band.
3. If the shirts only contained the text and not the pictorials, it actually would change my view on them. It would make me take the shirt more seriously because the pictures of Jesus are kind of modernized or in a sense made to appeal to a kind of youth-culture which I can see how that would offend more traditional religious members. With only words, the message is simple and more straight-forward, eliminating the illusion that Jesus, this almighty force of God, is being turned into a “homie” or “friend”.
4. Interpreting the tee-shirt on the left, I feel that it is more a bold statement due to the black and white colors, the thorny halo on Jesus’ head, and his more seldom facial expression. I think this shirt appeals to pathos in a more serious way. It makes Jesus out to look more like a real person and corresponds to the Jesus that is imagined by people when he is carrying the cross or being hung on the cross. Again, it convinces me to take the shirt and message more seriously and view it in a more respectable manner. The tee-shirt on the right however really makes Jesus out to be a goofy cartoon figure. His attire is very urban and his facial expression is not pious at all. The colors might be evidence that the shirt was made for fashion statement purposes than religious message purposes. I feel like it would appeal to an audience who does not see religion in a traditional way or to someone who has a more comical, open-minded personality.
2. A quote used by Paul Mitchell refuting his argument was, “in the end, Christianity is not a brand”. It does not really make sense because at the beginning of the article he was discussing how he was trying to make a statement of his religious beliefs through choosing the perfect shirt to wear to a rock band.
3. If the shirts only contained the text and not the pictorials, it actually would change my view on them. It would make me take the shirt more seriously because the pictures of Jesus are kind of modernized or in a sense made to appeal to a kind of youth-culture which I can see how that would offend more traditional religious members. With only words, the message is simple and more straight-forward, eliminating the illusion that Jesus, this almighty force of God, is being turned into a “homie” or “friend”.
4. Interpreting the tee-shirt on the left, I feel that it is more a bold statement due to the black and white colors, the thorny halo on Jesus’ head, and his more seldom facial expression. I think this shirt appeals to pathos in a more serious way. It makes Jesus out to look more like a real person and corresponds to the Jesus that is imagined by people when he is carrying the cross or being hung on the cross. Again, it convinces me to take the shirt and message more seriously and view it in a more respectable manner. The tee-shirt on the right however really makes Jesus out to be a goofy cartoon figure. His attire is very urban and his facial expression is not pious at all. The colors might be evidence that the shirt was made for fashion statement purposes than religious message purposes. I feel like it would appeal to an audience who does not see religion in a traditional way or to someone who has a more comical, open-minded personality.
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