Internet Research on Schooling-
"Ecuador- Educational System- Overview" http://education.stateuniversity.com/pages/400/Ecuador-EDUCATIONAL-SYSTEM-OVERVIEW.html
This article gives us some insight on the education in Ecuador starting in the nineteenth century.It starts off telling us that Ecuador's educational structure was under the control of the Catholic Church. We learn that due to this the school environment was very strict and harsh, teacher's were not allowed to teach anything that would be considered different than what the church believed. School years were spread differently , primary schools education consisted of only religious and moral education , reading, writing, Spanish, and weights and measurements. Secondary school differed from location and school and it's curriculum varied on different subject matters.
insideschools.org
This article is very similar to the one above, except for the fact that it focuses on what schools in N.YC. are like. It goes through the criteria. We learn about different schols, what they teach, the way they teach it and why. We learn about school days, vacations , and days off. Based off of this website we can see the different structure of schools, we see what is expected from each school in any part of n.yc.
http://www.harlemlive.org
This article focuses on discussing the dop out rate in many schools, i found this article interesting because i would like to compare the drop outrates from both Ecuador and N.Y.C. Thought this article gives some number on drop-out rates it didnt have much information , i couldnt find anything else that can make me compare and see what typical school life is like.
* im having alot of trouble finding articles that help me in the topic i have chosen, taking this into consideration i am looking into changing my topic or making it a bit more clear*
Monday, February 22, 2010
H.W 40- School Interviews & Synthesis
Interview of Mom about School:
1.How was your experience of school in Ecuador?
School in Ecuador was very, very strict. I was a straight A student, mostly b/c if I wasn't I would sure hear about it from my mom and teachers. Back then teachers had ABSOLUTE power, you couldn't scream at them, give them attitude , like I see most students now do, if u did they would stand you in front of class , hands out and hit them with rules, it was very harsh.
2. Wow, did you feel intimidated?
At times yes, but coming from a small place where if I didn't go to school I would have to stay home and cook, clean etc. I was very excited about getting and education, and I was never a trouble maker, no one really was.
3. What about your social life?
If it wasn't for school I wouldn't have had a social life, my mom was very strict , she's didn't even let me go out with my friends I had to beg and beg and then maybe was allowed. But during school hours I had many many friends, over there its different, everyone knows you , everyone liked me I was the "sweet, pretty girl" who people voted for to participate in parades and I marched as a "bastonera" (sorta like a cheerleader over there). I loved my school life when it came to friends, I can say it was the most fun I had.
4. What do you think about how schools are now?
Its sad to see. Mostly b/c you see there lite kids act like they are tough and grown. They have no respect for their peers , teachers, or themselves. It scares me, your sister is in 7th grade and I don't want her to become one of those rude kids, she should he respect to the teachers but den again not let them step over here, there are boundaries and limits that go both ways.
Interview with older cousin:
1. How was your school experience?
Woww, honestly I was a bad ass. I'm not the type to take shyt from anyone and my high school yrs where like that. I used to fail many classes, I guess getting with the wrong crowd affected me, we used to cut and fight a lot, I transfered schools twice until I got my act straight and now I'm competly different.
2. Do you regret anything from school?
No because that whole long process helps you discover yourself. More than learning about history , science, etc. I learned about myself, my friends and life. I learned how to trust and not trust people, how to stay with friends, in a way you are a "grown " up in school, you look after yourself .
Interview of other cousin:
1. How was your experience of school?
I've always been lazy , but back when I went to SOF I was excited , my mom thought wow I got into a good school in the city, I had a bright future. I tried to do my best in school, I was in the basketball team and ended up in a good college. I made the best of my time in high school, I wanted it to be the most memorable , and it kinda was.
Interview of Friend:
1. How is your experience in school so far?
So far in school I've seen both the good and bad sides. I was a A student then almost failed now I'm in between , I had great friends, live the drama , got them back and went over it again a couple of times. It can bever be perfect I think, but it helps u grow.
2. In what way?
I guess you learn all that important stuff haha, but u also learn and see and realize things that you might not have otherwise . It teaches your how to be independent, atleast for 6 hrs a day. The way my school works if I slack off one bit I'm done, so I have to be on track , no one there to really help.
From the interviews I saw 3 different possible views/ sides of school. They differ such as my mom wit respect toward the "authorities" and my cousins "bad-ass" persona and her wanting to be in charge of everything. Its like a fight of dominance, but is the teacher always right and student always wrong?
I found interesting how in Ecuador teacher did always , and even to this day have all the power in school. Why is it that over there it is still like that? While here we can say kids take education for granted? Does it have to do with the lack of resources in places such as Ecuador? Or with just simply the structure, I will try to look into that soon.
Its also interesting how power even goes into school? Should school be about intimadation and power , does this help us at all? Or make things worse for us?
1.How was your experience of school in Ecuador?
School in Ecuador was very, very strict. I was a straight A student, mostly b/c if I wasn't I would sure hear about it from my mom and teachers. Back then teachers had ABSOLUTE power, you couldn't scream at them, give them attitude , like I see most students now do, if u did they would stand you in front of class , hands out and hit them with rules, it was very harsh.
2. Wow, did you feel intimidated?
At times yes, but coming from a small place where if I didn't go to school I would have to stay home and cook, clean etc. I was very excited about getting and education, and I was never a trouble maker, no one really was.
3. What about your social life?
If it wasn't for school I wouldn't have had a social life, my mom was very strict , she's didn't even let me go out with my friends I had to beg and beg and then maybe was allowed. But during school hours I had many many friends, over there its different, everyone knows you , everyone liked me I was the "sweet, pretty girl" who people voted for to participate in parades and I marched as a "bastonera" (sorta like a cheerleader over there). I loved my school life when it came to friends, I can say it was the most fun I had.
4. What do you think about how schools are now?
Its sad to see. Mostly b/c you see there lite kids act like they are tough and grown. They have no respect for their peers , teachers, or themselves. It scares me, your sister is in 7th grade and I don't want her to become one of those rude kids, she should he respect to the teachers but den again not let them step over here, there are boundaries and limits that go both ways.
Interview with older cousin:
1. How was your school experience?
Woww, honestly I was a bad ass. I'm not the type to take shyt from anyone and my high school yrs where like that. I used to fail many classes, I guess getting with the wrong crowd affected me, we used to cut and fight a lot, I transfered schools twice until I got my act straight and now I'm competly different.
2. Do you regret anything from school?
No because that whole long process helps you discover yourself. More than learning about history , science, etc. I learned about myself, my friends and life. I learned how to trust and not trust people, how to stay with friends, in a way you are a "grown " up in school, you look after yourself .
Interview of other cousin:
1. How was your experience of school?
I've always been lazy , but back when I went to SOF I was excited , my mom thought wow I got into a good school in the city, I had a bright future. I tried to do my best in school, I was in the basketball team and ended up in a good college. I made the best of my time in high school, I wanted it to be the most memorable , and it kinda was.
Interview of Friend:
1. How is your experience in school so far?
So far in school I've seen both the good and bad sides. I was a A student then almost failed now I'm in between , I had great friends, live the drama , got them back and went over it again a couple of times. It can bever be perfect I think, but it helps u grow.
2. In what way?
I guess you learn all that important stuff haha, but u also learn and see and realize things that you might not have otherwise . It teaches your how to be independent, atleast for 6 hrs a day. The way my school works if I slack off one bit I'm done, so I have to be on track , no one there to really help.
From the interviews I saw 3 different possible views/ sides of school. They differ such as my mom wit respect toward the "authorities" and my cousins "bad-ass" persona and her wanting to be in charge of everything. Its like a fight of dominance, but is the teacher always right and student always wrong?
I found interesting how in Ecuador teacher did always , and even to this day have all the power in school. Why is it that over there it is still like that? While here we can say kids take education for granted? Does it have to do with the lack of resources in places such as Ecuador? Or with just simply the structure, I will try to look into that soon.
Its also interesting how power even goes into school? Should school be about intimadation and power , does this help us at all? Or make things worse for us?
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
First School Assignment
Part A-
List of Questions:
1. How did school come to be?
2. What was the first public school ever?
3. Will there ever be an alternative to school?
List of Ideas:
1. School separates us based on the knowledge we show to have.
2. School can either make or break someone's self esteem
3. School goes hand in hand with the putting out there the ideas that media wants us to believe
List of Experience:
1. Small group of friends in all my years of school.
2. Stress of grades and keeping up with the work in a way you have always done.
3. Seeing how people get treated.
Part B-
When people think of school I'm sure the first thing that comes to their heads are "education, friends, knowledge" but do they ever think " gossip, enemies" and things of that sort? Most of the time no. Though school is made as a pathway to knowledge and a brighter future , at the same time there is a hidden pathway to depression, loneliness and so. We must admit that school was started with "good intentions" a way to keep us mentally healthy? To have a social life, while at the same time learning new things, but as time went on it turned into something soo deeply complicated.
List of Questions:
1. How did school come to be?
2. What was the first public school ever?
3. Will there ever be an alternative to school?
List of Ideas:
1. School separates us based on the knowledge we show to have.
2. School can either make or break someone's self esteem
3. School goes hand in hand with the putting out there the ideas that media wants us to believe
List of Experience:
1. Small group of friends in all my years of school.
2. Stress of grades and keeping up with the work in a way you have always done.
3. Seeing how people get treated.
Part B-
When people think of school I'm sure the first thing that comes to their heads are "education, friends, knowledge" but do they ever think " gossip, enemies" and things of that sort? Most of the time no. Though school is made as a pathway to knowledge and a brighter future , at the same time there is a hidden pathway to depression, loneliness and so. We must admit that school was started with "good intentions" a way to keep us mentally healthy? To have a social life, while at the same time learning new things, but as time went on it turned into something soo deeply complicated.
School, for some people can be the greatest time , while others just pray for it to end as quickly as possible. Some can't handle the stress, some can't handle the bullying and the negativity from peers, this can ultimately lead to disasters. But what can be done? We can't blame the system for the way people are, because I believe the reason school has become so negative is due to the way people are. I believe school can lead some people to do things that they wouldn't other wise due. So far in all the years of school I've seen people who are extremely shy, they are picked on constantly , they are taken advantage of, and all I can think of is "why?" Why must people be this way to others? School is like a second home we spend about 6 hrs surrounded with the same group of people for yrs, shouldn't we treat them like family maybe? I would be interested in seeing why or how this can be changed.
* Finally got it up, not going to go on about why its late, but here it is*
My group for this art project was Ellen and Moe. Initially we had a set plan on what our video would look like, it was going to be the "8 Rules of Cool" BUT as you can see that didn't really work out. We were stuck on ideas and decided to take a break and started having just random conversations , which Ellen so slickly (-_-) tried to record on the camera. We went on with topics of anything that came to mind, but ended up on the topic of alcohol and different lifestyles.
The insight i guess could be portrayed as showing different views of cool, based on our back round. As we know Moe is Muslim, so his view and ideas of what is good, wrong, bad, right and cool is very different from my 23 yr old cousins lifestyle, that she is ultimately used to. I guess people can see from our video that cool varies, cool is made out of what we believe , and were raised to believe. This just proves the point that cool can be soo different .
Based on this project making art is not soo cool, its actually really difficult, when it comes to a video at least, there's a lot of thinking and planning that goes into it, very different from a simple painting or drawing, as i did in the last unit. When it comes to the final outcome art is very cool though (not sure if our video falls into the category tho) Seeing the hard work being paid off and how beautiful the outcome is , is ultimately cool.
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