3b Beaches

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

~ 3b Beaches Bodega Bay (Bodega) vs. Pebble Beach (Monterey)

2. Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points

http://www.beachcalifornia.com/pebbleb.html
http://www.beachcalifornia.com/bodespa.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_Beach
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodega_Bay

3. Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities .25 point

~This component relates to my study of humanities because beaches are a huge part of California Culture. Beaches are what most people think of when they think of California. In this class we are studying cultures (specifically California Culture) so this assignment is spot on with our studies.

4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:

a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point

Bodega Bay:

• One stereotype is that it is a beach in California so it must be warm
• Another stereotype is that everyone who lives in Bodega must be "beach bums" because they live on the beach

Pebble Beach:

• This beach is a beach for the rich and famous
• It is also assumed that this beach is warm all the time because it is in California.
  

b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point

1. They both have a big draw for the tourist industry
2. Both places are deeply immersed in the "beach culture" in California
3. Both are white sand beaches
   

c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point

1. Pebble Beach is more business oriented then Bodega Bay
2. Bodega Bay is a rather small town compared to Pebble Beach, Monterey
3. Bodega Bay is known for their salt water taffy and Pebble Beach is known for their golf course
   

d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? 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. .5 point

~ I know that Pebble Beach is a huge tourist attraction for adults, but I would like to know if there is anything for the teen to college age people?
~ I know that Bodega Bay is well known for their salt water taffy, but I would like to know why it became so well known there?

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

~One thing that I learned from Cathrynn is that both Los Angeles and San Francisco consider tourism the "backbone" of their economy. This is similar to my experience because when I have visited San Francisco and L.A., I have seen that they are definitely tourist directed with their businesses. This is related to our class theoretical foundation because we are studying culture, and tourism is part of the culture in these two cities.
http://cfrydenlund.blogspot.com/2008/10/3a-world-cities.html

3a World Cities

Los Angeles

San Francisco


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


~3a World Cities; Los Angeles vs. San Francisco


2. Contains a web link to your locations. (eg you can use the tools in your blog where you paste your work; there is a little icon that looks like a link) .25 points


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

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

http://www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/

http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/

3. Contains an explanation regarding how this component (any aspect of it; eg content of videos, content of websites) connects to your study of humanities. .25 point


~This comparison relates to our study of humanities because we are comparing two different cultures. Humanities is all about learning about what different cultures encompass and this exercise will help us figure our the differences.

4. Contains the following elements that will be used in upcoming projects for analytical purposes:

a. What are some assumptions/stereotypes you think people have of each location: 1 point



Los Angeles

• There are celebrities everywhere
• If you go to L.A. looking to become famous, you will become famous
• It is always sunny and palm trees are everywhere

San Francisco:

• There are street performers and Cable Cars everywhere
• Everyone living in S.F. is homosexual
• Everyone is politically liberal

b. List 3 things that make each location similar: 1 point

1. Both places are big tourist areas

2. They both have bad gang problems

3. Both places are very expensive to live in

c. List 3 things that make each location so different: 1 point

1. San Francisco is usually pretty cold, and Los Angeles is usually very warm

2. The air quality in L.A. is way worse than the environmentally "conscious" S.F.

3. L.A. is more "high end" socially then San Francisco

d. Questioning: What else would you like to know about these places? 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. .5 point

I know that San Francisco is racially diverse, but I would like to know how the people living there became so accepting.

I know that Los Angeles has really poor air quality, but I would like to know what they are trying to do to fix this problem.


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

~From Sheena I learned that AT&T Park is famous for their Crackerjacks and hot dogs. Her experience with AT&T Park is different from mine. She has been there to see baseball games and I have been there to see concerts. These experiences are related to our classes theoretical foundation because both are about cultural interaction. Both experiences are about being together with others, enjoying pastimes. They are both a big part of American culture.

http://sheenadudley.blogspot.com/2008/10/2c-at-park.html

2c Disneyland

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

~2c Disneyland

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Park_(Anaheim)

http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage&bhcp=1

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

~This connects to my study of humanities because Disneyland is a main part of California Culture. There is something about Disneyland that everyone can love, no matter their age. Also, Disneyland gives you a taste of different cultures (eg. New Orleans) and time periods (eg. Tomorrowland).

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 chose Disneyland Park. I am very happy with my choice. I have been to Disneyland over 20 times and I still love it. As you walk onto Disneyland's property, it is like you step into another world. The atmosphere is light and happy, music is playing, and the excitement of everything is buzzing. As you walk down Main Street you might run into your favorite character or go shopping through a specialty shop. When you reach the end of the street, you are in the main hub of Disneyland. Ahead of you is the "Partners Statue" of Walt and Mickey. Behind that is Sleeping Beauty's Castle, the gateway to Fantasyland. From that main hub, adventure is surrounding you with all the different lands and rides.

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 of Disneyland is about learning about California's Culture through fun and hands on experiences. Most everything in Disneyland has something to teach everyone.

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 chose Disneyland because it is one of my favorite places in California. I am glad that I chose this place. I think that it is a great example of learning the way Freire believed.

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 know that Disneyland decorates for Halloween and Christmas, but I would like to know if they decorate for other holidays like Easter?

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

~From Christina I learned that the Oakland Museum of California has many displays of California culture in it. This is different from my experience with the Exploratorium because my museum was more about science and this museum is more about California. This is related to the foundation of our class because both have to do with learning. The Oakland museum is related to historical and cultural context and the Exploratorium is not really related to that.

http://christinarose89.blogspot.com/2008/09/1.html

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/

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

~This relates to my study of humanities because this museum is all about learning from doing. It is also about learning by interacting with others. Quite a few exhibits require more than one person to work right. Freire's beliefs included learning through interaction with others.

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

~For this assignment, I chose the museum, The Exploratorium. I'm glad that I chose this museum because I have always loved going to the museum, but by researching it, I found out that their website has exhibits on it. When you go to the museum, you see a rather plain building, but inside, you find many exciting, interactive, and creative exhibits. Also, there is the Palace of Fine Arts building with a lake behind the Exploratorium building.

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

~The Exploratorium is all about learning something new in a fun and creative way. When you actually get to be involved in a science project, you tend to remember more of what you did, than if you only watched.

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

~The reason that I chose this museum is because it is one of my favorite museums of all time, and it is right here close to home. The museum website stated that the museum have over 500,000 visitors a year, so it seems that others feel the same way about the museum that I do.

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 have learned that The Exploratorium's website has exhibits online, but I would like to know how often they put up new experiments on the website and at the facility.

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

~From Rachael I learned that the Santa Cruz Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. This is completely different from my research because the town I chose did not have an amusement park. San Luis Obispo is a small town and Santa Cruz in a big town. Santa Cruz is related to history of California because it shows that Californians are trill seekers and that we have been that way for a long time.

http://rachaelcourt.blogspot.com/2008/09/2a-santa-cruz.html

2a San Luis Obispo, California

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

~ 2a San Luis Obispo, California

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Luis_Obispo,_California
http://www.slocity.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4JquA_klCo&feature=related

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

~ The town of San Luis Obispo (SLO) relates to my study of humanities because the towns people of SLO are very into their culture. They have a very active night life in a very small town, so there is a lot of interaction and learning between people. They also have a higher learning facility, California Polytechnic Institute SLO.

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

~ The town that i chose was San Luis Obispo. I think that I choose a very interesting town. Even though they are a small town, they are full of activity. As I looked at videos and websites, I saw that the town has a very busy night life. Every Thursday they have a farmers market from 6pm to 9pm. The bars and pubs often have live entertainment. There is a high population of college students (about 20,000) and yet there seems to be a good mix of all age groups at any given time.

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 of town is centered around having pride for your town. Not only because of their highly sought after college, but also because of their love of community.

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 chose this city because I am planning to transfer to Cal Poly next fall and I wanted to learn more about the city I will soon be living in. I am glad with my choice of researching this city because now I am even more in love with the coast line, the people and the college.

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 have learned that the town of San Luis Obispo offers a farmers market once a week and has many pubs, but I would like to know if they offer anything else like night clubs or other hang outs for college students.

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

~ One thing that I learned from Colleen was that he did not believe in the idea of education "banking", which is only one sided. He believed that education was a two way street between educator and pupil. This is a common experience for me. I have been in many situations where I was explaining something to someone and they showed me a different way of interpreting the same information that I never realized it could have been. This is related to our classes theoretical foundation because that type of learning is what we are trying to experience. We are giving our thoughts and ideas, but we are also learning from our classmates and teacher. I believe that this idea relates to our country because a majority of lower education does not use this idea. They are all about trying to cram information into the children's heads and they do not give them the chance to critically analyze anything.
http://learnings-of-rae.blogspot.com/2008/09/1b-paulo-freire.html

Assignment 1c

Christina
1. Christina believes that she has a very positive view of California. She believe that this differs from the view of non-Californians.
2. a. The first thing that I learned abut Paulo Freire from Christina's post is that his five educational focuses were: dialogue, praxis, conscientization, experience, and metaphors. He also liked not working with a curriculum. He felt that people learned better in different settings.
b. The second thing that I learned was that he took the many things he learned from his many travels and used those new found ideas in his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. I also learned that he wrote another book, but Pedagogy of the Oppressed was the most famous.
3. This informaion relates to our study of humanities because we are studying the human nature and culture. Education, whether big or small, is still an important part of every culture.


Linda
1. Linda lives 8.4 miles from the SRJC campus and has never created a blog before.
2. a. The first thing that I learned from Linda's post was that one of the teaching methods Freire highly encouraged was the dialogue between teacher and student. Through this, both the teacher and the student would be learning.
b. The second thing that I learned was that another idea of his was "Critical Conscientiousness". This is explained as realizing the correlation between ones problems and experiences and the "social contexts in which they're imbedded".
3. This information relates to our study of humanities because as we are learning, we are in dialogue with each other, so we are actually using one of Freire's ideas in our class time and assignments.

Assignment 1b

1. Paulo Freire was born on September 19, 1921. His first career was that of a lawyer. He then began teaching Portuguese in schools from 1941-1947. After that, he became involved in adult education and workers training. From 1961-1964 he served as the first Director of the Department of Cultural Extension of the University of Recife.


2. Freire wrote a book entitled, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. This book is one of the most quoted "educational texts" today. It was about his ideas on bringing liberation and education together. He made many great impacts on today's educational system and is still doing so even after his passing.


3. On March 31, 1964, there was a coup d'etat in his country, Brazil. The military was in rule for twenty years. During this time Freire was arrested twice and in political exile for 15 years. He returned to Brazil in 1979.



http://www.education.miami.edu/ep/contemporaryed/Paulo_Freire/paulo_freire.html
http://www.infed.org/thinkers/et-freir.htm
http://www.paulofreireinstitute.org/