Three Lectures I felt expanded my thinking
1 notecards
The notecard lecture which allowed students to describe a situation or feeling in a word had students strive to truly think knowing that they would have to explain their answer. I had a special experience with this lecture as I was able to read the cards aloud to the class and help administer that learning, mind-growing environment.
2. Silence as a form of oppression
Silence as a form of oppression explored the different forms of oppression. Mrs. Brady told a story of a scientist who removed dogs' vocal cords as part of scientific testing and labeled it the truest form of oppression. When people are scared to talk, they lose control, feel lost, and allow the world to get worse around them. During the lecture, we were asked to write a story of how silence as a form of oppression relates to us. I wrote about boarding schools that kidnap children in the middle of the night and don’t allow communication with the outside world.
3. literary timeline
The literary timeline lecture shows the different ages of literature from romantic literature to Post-modern literature. This helped contextualize the different writing styles and themes and relating back to this timeline, I was able to see how the characters connect to their time. For example, when we started post-modernistic pieces we saw insincere, imperfect characters with many issues which we would never see in a romantic period piece.
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