Class Recap (Sept. 24th)

Today we discussed what we had learned so far in class and what our best memories of class had been.

We also talked about the importance of making connections. We explored this through a "connect-the-dots" activity on the board, during which each classmate had the opportunity to do "something" with a dry-erase marker. I decided to play the role of "that guy" that decides to not conform to the rules and I just passed the marker to the next person.

I brought in my Pillsbury Doughboy cookie jar to discuss, but I never got to show it to the class because I had to leave early.

Senses

For me, a cookie sounds like the Pillsbury Doughboy. Similar to Ivan Pavlov's conditionalization of his dog, my sister and I were "conditioned" to the sound of the Pillsbury Doughboy cookie jar that my mother had purchased. We actually happen to still have the jar out in the garage, so I will be bringing it in to show to the class.

Rules! What are they good for?

For this project I decided to break two of my most cardinal sins of graphic design: auto tracing and using the Comic Sans MS font. These two components can add up to one tremendous eyesore, but perhaps they can be modified to become something halfway decent (honestly, I don't have a lot of faith in that, but who knows)?

Memories

I would have to say that the project I remember the most is the origami butterflies.

I will never forget when my drama director told me, "The serious productions get all of the acclaim because they are memorable. Comedies are funny in the moment, but people will not even remember the jokes the next day."

The butterflies were memorable to me because I used to love creating origami creatures when I was in middle school, so I could relate to them. The fact that I had a tangible item that I could take home with me and continue to look at also makes the memory last longer.

Wow us!

For this project, I have to decided to bring in a scrapbook about my life. I want to be able to show the class a little bit more about me, because it's so hard to really get to know people when you only see them once a week for one semester. The scrapbook contains some of my fondest memories of my life so far, and I think it will be fun to share these memories with the class.

Class Recap (Egg Favorite)

I wish I could say that today was eye-opening or mind-boggling in a positive way, but honestly I feel just the opposite. Quite frankly it was downright depressing at times.

We discussed the egg projects that each student did, and then we talked about making choices. But really is there an accurate way to prove as to whether having one choice or many choices is "the right way" of doing things?

I don't believe so. No two people have the exact same experiences, or even come into the world on a level playing field. Maybe I prefer having many choices because it allows my mind to creatively function. Perhaps having those same choices may overwhelm somebody else, causing them to be indecisive about what to do.

Beth called me out on being subjective today, but I can't say that she's wrong. In fact I don't want to be objective, because maybe it isn't realistic. My religious studies class tries to approach religions objectively. But is that really an approach at all? Is assuming that everything is true quite so different than assuming everything is false? Frankly, I believe it is better to have an opinion (and for people to share their opinions with each other) than to not have one, even if a person's opinions differ from my own.

One of the students explained that he did his project on Schrodinger's cat. In an objective state of mind, one would assume that the cat is either living or dead, so both must be true. But realistically, we know that isn't the case. The cat is either alive or it is dead, but just because we as humans cannot tell without opening the box does not make it both living and dead.

As for my favorite egg project I would have to say the dragon made out of clay was my favorite. It embraced a sense of childhood playfulness, which I, myself, hold dear.

The Egg and Eye

For my egg project I had a couple of ideas in mind, but I knew I wanted to do something with the egg that sort of reveals my personality through the egg. Even though I am very serious in class, I am actually a very playful person that enjoys the simplicities of childhood. I believe the imagination is the playground of our hearts and I wanted to show that here. And besides, if it's good enough for Dr. Seuss it's good enough for me :)