Miscellaneous Assignments
Gould Reading Assignment - Notes
Critical Race Theory - A theoretical framework in the social sciences, focused upon the application of critical thinking: a critical examination of society and culture, to the intersection of race, law, and power.
Cookie Lyon - A fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox. Growing up, Cookie began working in the drug dealing business. Her life revolved around music, money, and dodging the law. She is fierce but elegant.
New School - Founded in New York city in 1919 by a distinguished group of American intellectuals. The outspoken professors had resigned from Columbia and joined with other progressive educators to create a new model of higher education for adults, a school where ordinary citizens could learn from and exchange freely with scholars and artists representing a wide range of intellectual, aesthetic, and political orientations.
Frankfurt School - A school of social theory and philosophy associated with the Institute for Social Research at Goethe University Frankfurt. Founded during the interwar period (1918-1939), the school consisted of dissidents (people who oppose official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state) who felt at home neither in the existent capitalist, fascist, or communist systems that had been formed at the time.
Johanna "Hannah" Arendt - A German-born Jewish American political theorist (1906-1975). Though often described as a philosopher, she rejected that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular" and instead described herself as a political theorist, because her work centres on the fact that "men, not Man, live on earth and inhabit the world". Her works deal with the nature of power and the subjects of politics, direct democracy, authority, and totalitarianism.
Progressive Education - A pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century; it has persisted in various forms to the present. Progressive education finds its roots in present experience / learning by DOING.
Aristotle - A Greek philosopher and scientist. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, and government.
Augustine - (354-430) An early Christian theologian and philosopher. His writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western Philosophy. Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City.
Critical Race Theory - A theoretical framework in the social sciences, focused upon the application of critical thinking: a critical examination of society and culture, to the intersection of race, law, and power.
Cookie Lyon - A fictional character from the American musical drama Empire on Fox. Growing up, Cookie began working in the drug dealing business. Her life revolved around music, money, and dodging the law. She is fierce but elegant.
New School - Founded in New York city in 1919 by a distinguished group of American intellectuals. The outspoken professors had resigned from Columbia and joined with other progressive educators to create a new model of higher education for adults, a school where ordinary citizens could learn from and exchange freely with scholars and artists representing a wide range of intellectual, aesthetic, and political orientations.
Frankfurt School - A school of social theory and philosophy associated with the Institute for Social Research at Goethe University Frankfurt. Founded during the interwar period (1918-1939), the school consisted of dissidents (people who oppose official policy, especially that of an authoritarian state) who felt at home neither in the existent capitalist, fascist, or communist systems that had been formed at the time.
Johanna "Hannah" Arendt - A German-born Jewish American political theorist (1906-1975). Though often described as a philosopher, she rejected that label on the grounds that philosophy is concerned with "man in the singular" and instead described herself as a political theorist, because her work centres on the fact that "men, not Man, live on earth and inhabit the world". Her works deal with the nature of power and the subjects of politics, direct democracy, authority, and totalitarianism.
Progressive Education - A pedagogical movement that began in the late nineteenth century; it has persisted in various forms to the present. Progressive education finds its roots in present experience / learning by DOING.
Aristotle - A Greek philosopher and scientist. His writings cover many subjects, including physics, biology, zoology, metaphysics, logic, ethics, aesthetics, poetry, theatre, music, rhetoric, linguistics, politics, and government.
Augustine - (354-430) An early Christian theologian and philosopher. His writings influenced the development of Western Christianity and Western Philosophy. Augustine developed the concept of the Church as a spiritual City of God, distinct from the material Earthly City.
Teaching Video Assignment
I chose these clips because they dealt with inspiration, love, and passion. It also reminded me about the reading activity that our class participated in on September 14th, where we read short paragraphs about different approaches to music education. The first video reminded me of the paragraph “Bound For Glory” in the activity. Both the person in the example and the man in the video had a specific path they wanted to follow in their musical career, and didn’t have any interest in music education. The man in the video just studied music education for the degree, but then realized that he had a passion for teaching and inspiring children. Govery also teaches his students in a way that is very intuitive, acting more as a facilitator in the classroom. Much like the methods of The New School, which encourages students to be independent, and the teacher to be guiding the discussion.
The second video discusses inspiration and understanding. Benjamin Zander stresses the importance of understanding the structure and story behind something in order to truly appreciate it, and get others to be passionate about music as well. His style of teaching, as shown in the TED talks video, does not exactly demonstrate the teaching style of The New School, but he does lecture in a very interactive and 'mesmerizing' way. This makes his speech feel more like a conversation, as he gets on a personal level and interacts with the audience in a human way. Also, at one point in his presentation, he addresses the fact that there is diversity within the audience: some that love classical music, some that enjoy it once in a while, and some that do not listen to it. This is a very important trait for teaching, being able to tailor one's message so that it makes a connection with, and is applicable to everyone as well. From both of these videos, I believe it is important to take away that instilling passion and love for something should be one of your top goals as an educator.
The man in the first video, Nells Govery, teaches music at an elementary school. The second man, Benjamin Zander, is an English conductor who is currently the director of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. They have both developed a passion for what they do, and they both instil this passion in the minds of children.
In my opinion, both of these videos offer an example of exceptionally good teaching methods. Both of these teachers have the same intention, to share their passions and inspire their students. They also teach with similar methods, getting on the same level as their students, and 'sharing an experience' with them, as opposed to spitting information at people. This should be the intention and method of all educators, as it yields the best results.
The second video discusses inspiration and understanding. Benjamin Zander stresses the importance of understanding the structure and story behind something in order to truly appreciate it, and get others to be passionate about music as well. His style of teaching, as shown in the TED talks video, does not exactly demonstrate the teaching style of The New School, but he does lecture in a very interactive and 'mesmerizing' way. This makes his speech feel more like a conversation, as he gets on a personal level and interacts with the audience in a human way. Also, at one point in his presentation, he addresses the fact that there is diversity within the audience: some that love classical music, some that enjoy it once in a while, and some that do not listen to it. This is a very important trait for teaching, being able to tailor one's message so that it makes a connection with, and is applicable to everyone as well. From both of these videos, I believe it is important to take away that instilling passion and love for something should be one of your top goals as an educator.
The man in the first video, Nells Govery, teaches music at an elementary school. The second man, Benjamin Zander, is an English conductor who is currently the director of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. They have both developed a passion for what they do, and they both instil this passion in the minds of children.
In my opinion, both of these videos offer an example of exceptionally good teaching methods. Both of these teachers have the same intention, to share their passions and inspire their students. They also teach with similar methods, getting on the same level as their students, and 'sharing an experience' with them, as opposed to spitting information at people. This should be the intention and method of all educators, as it yields the best results.
Teacher Interview
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Student Interviews
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Final Video