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Reading Questions on Scheuer, Ungar, and the Core Handbook

Reading Questions on Scheuer, Ungar, and the Core Handbook

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Section One: The first section of this text is “What are the Liberal Arts?” which discusses the overall idea of the liberal arts education. Author Jeffery Scheuer explains that the term liberal arts can be a little misleading to what the education actually entails. While it does cover a broad spectrum of topics, it can be summed up as, “… ‘education based fairly and squarely on the nature of knowledge itself’” (Scheuer, n.d.). Rather than dumping a lot of information…

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A Picture is Worth a Trillion Dollars Poem

A Picture is Worth a Trillion Dollars Poem

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Sunset Peach sunlight dimly glows  subtly behind the tree line. Gray clouds drift past the gradient sky. In the stillness of the water there’s a mirror reflecting the world above, a distorted image of the tall trees that bend and and dance in the breeze.

Reading Questions for Ungar and the Core

Reading Questions for Ungar and the Core

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Core Handbook Question: Under section IV of the core handbook, objective number 4 is to expand students’ ability to communicate in writing through creative expression, which relates directly to my poetry class as we are learning how to creatively express our ideas in our writing. In the same section, objective number 1 relates to several of my classes. When it mentions how student’s lives are embedded in environmental systems, that relates to my environmental issues class. For example, we are…

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Poem #1

Poem #1

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I Wish Flowers Never Died  As her leaves begin to wither His memories lose detail Her colors shift from vibrant to pastel While his hair fades from brown to gray. As her stem starts to wilt His spine does too His bones are now as delicate As her paper thin pedals. Her very last pedal drops He takes his very last breath Now two beautiful lives Are finally at rest.

Poem #2

Poem #2

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Everyday I wake up and like many people,  I make my bed. Such a simple task, yet so essential to my daily routine. While it makes my room look clean, organized and neat, it truly forces me to set aside some time  before my busy day. I can put on some music, and make my bed.  It gives me a moment, even if it’s less than five minutes, to clear my head and gather my thoughts  before the day ahead…

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Poetry Exercise #1

Poetry Exercise #1

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Selfish I hear about big companies that own big factories, that hire young children,  and withhold promised salaries. Labour is brought out by force in these unsafe working conditions. I am outraged when I hear about  this crime against children’s rights.  Yet here I am, typing on a computer likely made in one of those factories. Here I am, wearing a shirt from the mall likely made in one of those factories. Here I am, lacing up shoes everyday likely…

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Reading Questions for the Core Handbook

Reading Questions for the Core Handbook

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Courses I am currently enrolled in: Intro to Sociology (SOC 150): This class fits under the Core theme of social and global awareness as it examines human interaction in a societal context. The main focus of this course is to have an understanding of the ‘sociological imagination’ and asks the question of how society has a direct impact on the lives of individuals. I prepare for the class by reading the chapters we are covering and participate by listening, taking…

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“How Praise Became a Consolation Prize”

“How Praise Became a Consolation Prize”

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The main reason that some parents and teachers have a false understanding of the growth mindset is that they think it’s much simpler to achieve than it actually is. With this idea of the “false growth mindset,” some believed that, “…it was only about putting forth effort or that a teacher could foster growth mindset merely by telling kids to try hard” (Liyanawatte, 2016). While that may be a part of achieving the growth mindset, it takes a lot more…

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Fixed/Growth Mindset

Fixed/Growth Mindset

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A growth mindset refers to a way of thinking where one understands that they can improve their skills, and if they don’t succeed at first, they can eventually with hard work. When referring to kids with a growth mindset, researcher Carol Dweck says that, “… they understood that their abilities could be developed.” On the other hand, those with a fixed mindset feel defeated when they are faced with a challenge, and according to Dweck, the students with a fixed…

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