E-Reserves 1b: Animated Version of Ken Robinson

(RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms)

The video on a whole was interesting and having what Robinson was trying to convey really helped me understand the meaning behind his words. It really does seem obscure to have students determine their intellect with such a way as standardized test, which are designed to only slightly determine how someone smart someone is according to their standards. What would be a more effective way would be to have a test that would determine their intellect individually. The way he describes the education system would be like a like a factory line, by such a way separate subjects to kids in batches. In turn, this method kills their divergent thinking because of the way how we viewed a problem would only have one answer (in the back of the book.) I believe an effective way to know someone’s true intellectual potential would be having a method to allow divergent thinking and creativity. I agree with what Robinson has to say on how education is based, that we have to think differently of the human capacity. His ideas on how to reshape education are great and should be experimented with to test the true potential of learning.

My question that never was answered is:

Why don’t we have education at a young split into their own groups according on their will to learn rather than age?

Animals at Play E-Reserves 2

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My favorite game at the moment would be a video game called League of Legends. The game would fit in both the agon category and the mimicry category for the type of game it is. The purpose of the game would be to become the role of the character and fight against opposing characters to see who triumphs. It is considered a game because it takes your mind off the real world and places you into a fantasy world. In LoL (League of Legends) they compete for a similar goal and each player takes up a character unlike the rest. The game also moves the player outside of reality to things they wouldn’t be able to do in reality itself. This allows them to relax to become something that they’re not thus taking up mimicry. The agon part comes in because your actions control the outcome of the game. So, in the game you are faced with another player which is your opponent which you have to face. If you make a wrong move, it could lead to you losing.

Would you consider this to be a type of game?

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The place I went to for a space that I’ve never been before is Chatime in Oakland by the Chinatown. This place is considered to be a café and it seems to be overcrowded with college students at this time since it’s located close to Laney College. It’s around the afternoon and I’m here for my one hour break from class. The place is organized with a counter when you walk and is surrounded with tables and chairs for the guests to sit and drink their milk tea or eat their snacks that could be purchased at the front. It’s well organized with the bathrooms on the right side of the building and a small room with a couch on the left. Through the hallway on the right side of the building as you walk in, you are able to go to the back where there are karaoke rooms that could be rented it. It doubles a karaoke business and a café.

It is rather artfully arranged with TVs on the walls with various types of music videos playing. It’s actually both creative and artfully arranged with the interiors colors complementing each other giving it a lively feel to the room. The people interact with the environment with people buying drinks and sitting down and studying. Some people would buy drinks sit down and go on their computers since it provides free WIFI to its customers.

Have you been to Chatime? If so, what was your expierence?

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The last painting I went to a museum to observe was Piet Mondrian’s Composition (No. III) Blanc-Jaune / Composition with Red, Yellow, and Blue in San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. This art piece doesn’t really appeal to me in any way. I don’t find this really artistic in any sense other than its attempt stab at Minimalism. It just has parallel lines with perpendicular lines going through the sides with different colors for squares. It doesn’t really have a focal point either, having the viewer’s eyes just drift over the piece. However, it does convey a meaning of simplicity. Not all art has to have a bunch of paint for it to be consider a painting, but this one seems to have the right amount.

What is your opinion on this oil on canvas artwork?

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To what extent would the world come to a sense of unionization of a peaceful world? As in what aspects are needed.

Creating a unionized world seems to be difficult with everyone having their own separate ideas. This would always cause diversity among the different groups of the people around the world. To have a unionization of the world, we would need to have a way to coexist with everyone’s ideas all taken into consideration. The problem not only lies within lack of unionization, but the competition for resources. Resources are a big problem in the world, where there isn’t enough which cause different tragedies to wars. This leads to the unjust division of rich and poor, where the gap becomes bigger and bigger. What could be done is to have those who are wealthy to reinvest in the public. There are many things that could be done however the wealthy only has their eyes focus on what would help them benefit more.

What do you think is required for a peaceful world?

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Currently my favorite type of monument or architectural building would have to be the Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a temple that was built for king Suryavarman II. It is built with a sort of vernacular architecture since most of the material came from Mount Kulen, a quarry about 25 miles northeast. The design was based off a temple and early South Indian Hindu architecture. However, this was considered to be a classical style Khmer architecture and became a national symbol. It followed the ideas of Buddhism with Buddha figures covering the walls of the temple. This was because the current mainstream religion at that time was Buddhism but after Suryavarman’s rule, Hinduism became the main religion which led to the destruction of some sculptures in the temple.

What are you favorite architectural buildings?

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The song I that is currently one of my favorite songs right now is Wiz Khalifa’s Teach You to Fly. The song has a high tempo which in turn makes it really hyped. The lyrics has some profanity in it but it gives off this strength feeling. The song basically repeats something over and over again which becomes the chorus that makes up most of the song. It has a nice beat that could be used for choreography. However, the tempo slows down at times and speeds up at some. The ways he sings adds to the different speeds of tempo.

Do you like Wiz Khalifa?

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The two dialects that I heard would be Cantonese and Mandarin in the Chinese language. The meaning is a way to communicate depending on where you come from in China or Hong Kong. They’re both widely used depending what region you’re in. In Southern China, you would be prone to hearing more Cantonese and other Chinese dialects then if you were in the middle area of China. However, China adopted Mandarin as their main dialect of Chinese so it would be a globally used dialect of Chinese. Mandarin is used more for business transaction throughout the country more than the laidback Cantonese. The major Chinese cities have different accents of Mandarin depending on the region or city the speaker is from. From this, you could tell where they’re from.

What dialect of a language do you speak?