I liked the video from tuesday. I was a little bit confused about the dads great idea until the class discussed it a little bit. But other than that I thought it was interesting about the schooling there and their way of life.
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Alison Luvich
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Tim Butera
I can;t wait for class tomorrow and to talk about the movie we watched last time.
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Emmanuel Garcia
so i finally finished my friere essay. i apologize if it cost the people in my writing group ant inconvenience.
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Emmanuel Garcia
What would Freire think????????
Paulo Freire believes that the whole education system is flawed. He believes that students aren’t really being taught and that teachers aren’t really doing a good job teaching the students. He views a students’ brain as somewhat of an empty box that is just getting “filled” with information that they don’t really understand. A bank (the student) just getting filled by a depositor. (the teacher) We just memorize things such as formulas, states’ capitals, and mathematical equations. Ever since I could rememberthe teacher was just un front of the classroom teaching away as the students were in their seats listening and taking notes or at least pretending to listen and take notes. Was my brain just “filled” with information that I would not know how to use? Would I just forget how to use algebra as soon as the chapter or section was over? I was starting to think that maybe we were just programmed to memorize things instead of understanding how to actually put them into use. Did teachers just teach us the subject instead of helping us understand it? “The students are not called upon to know, but to memorize the contents narrated by the teacher.” Freire.
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Sylwia Szmigiel
so when i saw the movie binta and the great idea i like wanted to cry when i saw her cousin and how she looked and the other children at school and she wasn’t. that like broke my heart cuz here complain how we hate school and dont want to go and all that and here is a girl who wants to go so badly but can’t. as well i was upset with the father because who doesnt want any of there children to grow up and have a good education. and to be “wealthy” in any kind of way. in a way i thought of him as a selfish father and questioned him why would you do that? i really want to know if she does start going to school and i want to know what Binta and Soda are up to now.
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Mara Zigler
The “I Won’t Learn from You” opened my eyes to many new things. It made me put myself in the charactres shoes. Besides that it made me think about my culture and how it has shaped my family and I. Culture is important to a family and a person’s life. This article gave me a new insight to a lot of aspects in life.
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Phonsomchay Attanaphone
I finished reading the “I Won’t Learn from You” article. I saw a lot of myself in what the author said. I can hardly speak my native language(Laotian), and make it a point not to speak it now. It wasn’t for lack of trying. Growing up, I just couldn’t pick it up. I did exactly what the author did, and used phonics to make out sentences. My father told me not to worry about it when he saw how much anguish it gave me as a child. Eventually, I had enough because so much of what I could make out was gossip. So I never looked back.
His detail of how not-learning became a part of self-respect and identity was eye opening! In high school, I would have the occasional run-in with a member of the Lao community, and at family get togethers. When I ask if they could speak in English, the response I get is always the same. They would say something in disbelief and shame, then talk in broken English. I would always take a defensive stance to the situation because I felt disrespected. Are they criticizing my parents because they let this happen? How dare you judge me by my ability to speak, then speak in broken English with a condescending tone?! In a way, I came to despise a bit of my heritage, of what I am a part of. Aside for my parents, I don’t tolerate it from anyone else trying to speak it to me.
I have since adopted a perspective from a dear friends’s father. He was born outside the U.S.. He dated one girl outside his nationality, even though it did not meet the approval of his family and in a time where racism was strong. He went on to marry that same girl. He worked hard and is now retired from the Police force. My friend’s father is Hispanic, and her mother is Caucasian. His perspective to those who speak with him is if you decided to live in the U.S., knowing the primary language is English, then speak to him in the King’s English. It may come off ignorant, but I agree with him. -
Hamzah Salim
I was watched that a video; it’s really interest one. One thing that I’m surprise about Soda’s father; he don’t want his daughter to go to school. Well, I’m disagreed his rules though. Good thing that Sadu heard great story from Souleyman, then he made his letter to Governor to let him read Sadu’s letter. Once he finished read Sadu’s letter and stated, “It’s great idea.” Now, the parent have the good wealth; the children have good education. Also, they have good benefits for their development of humanity. It’s interest video.
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Jacalyn Grohovena
The “I won’t learn from you” read was pretty good. It certainly made me think, a lot, about not only school, and how some people act but, also my own culture, didn’t expect that…
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Mara Zigler
I really enjoyed the movie. my favorite part was when they showed the kids learning and the teacher was saying how white or black and or short or tall, we all have to mix together and respect each other. I liked heairng that becuase today I feel like that means nothing to some people. Also, the great idea was truly a great idea because it brought upon insight to those who were less fortunate and they would all take it seriously and be so thankful. It was amazing to see how education played a roll then and how it is now. education is a major key to success and it was sad to see how some children were not allowed to experience school.
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Jacalyn Grohovena
The movie was pretty interesting. The ending definitely took me by surprise. I would have never thought that, that would’ve been the big “idea”. Sometimes, it’s amazing, to me, to think of how other people/countries, view us and how, I personally, take for granted the things I have and could have, and how I’m just so used to it. We’re pretty lucky.
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Kristen Bowen
that movie was pretty good. sodas dad needed to get punched in the face. what a jerk!!! i think every child should be able to go to school. if not, their gunna be an idiot their whole life and won’t go anywhere! oh, and i tried to read that article..i got to page two and had to stop. it gave me a headache. but..this is how i feel: this is america, 99% of the poeple here speak english, i feel like everyone that comes to america should know english. even if it’s not extremely good english, they should know the basics, ya know? thats just how i feel. and thats also why i dropped spanish class my freshman year of high school.
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Lauren Bowen
I was completely lost in that video maybe because it was in french but, I still do not have any idea what the idea was at first I was thinking it was going to a better place to fish. Then it turned out to that they were going to adopt a child? I still don’t know how that came along when all they were talking about was going to school and fish.
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Prof McGuire
Did you read the subtitles?
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Ashley Sutton
How are you guys able to put pictures in the box instead of this weird looking alien?
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Prof McGuire
See the note in the side bar that says “Get a Gravatar.”
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Megan Zimmerman
I know everyone has already posted about the movie and how much they liked it, but I did really like it. It was really well thought out. I was confused about the one part with the play, but after Mr. McGuire explained it I understood. I also laughed at the ending I found it really surprising. I never expected the idea to be adopting a westernized child.
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Kayla Smith
i definitely agree with you… like professor mcguire said, i felt kinda ecocentric.. we’re always thinking that the 3rd world countries are suffering when really they just have a different lifestyle then us. but then again after reading the “i will not learn from you” i shouldn’t necessarily say “they”. i wish everyone could be viewed as the same because then the world wouldnt have as many problems as it does today. if only there was a way to “unlearn” what we have been taught.. seems pretty difficult.
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Prof McGuire 11:22 pm on September 8, 2010 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Chay, thanks for your post here. I appreciate your thoughts and honestly. I look forward to our conversation tomorrow in class.