Montag is bothered by the fact that hardly anything seems genuine or intimate. Everything is pretty generic; the people don't really relate to each other as they have turned to technology for their kinships. Wallscreens were brought into homes and programed so that a direct connection is made with the owner/s. These wallsreens would actually have a person turn and look out to the audience and address who ever is there. These people in the screen are then referred to as "the family". People of Montags world think they are relating to others because they get together, but then they are just engrossed in the programs on the wallscreen.
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/451/section9.rhtml
Montag acknowledged and reciprocated with his neighbor Clarisse's intrigue of natural life. As she asked him questions he was able to think for the first time about something new and almost exciting. Clarisse drew Montag's attention to the moon the first night they met, "and if you look"-she nodded at the sky-"there's a man in the moon(Bradbury, 9). "Real" things like the rain and dandelions didn't seem to stand out for Montag before this. Clarisse looked at him when she talked and he liked this much more than the family on the wall which seemed quite apathetic.
I use to wonder why the world is the way it is. Why I seem to know things that many just don't. Why do people get upset or angry if I would say something that they don't agree with or understand. Particularly with my own father; he seemed to just work all the time so I never expected confrontations. My mother was always home and me and my siblings were able to talk with her, so how was I to expect my father would not want to talk. I really wanted to understand this so I guess I want on a quest. I had to leave the environment where my father did not want to talk about stuff and meet other people of the world to find out why.
I joined the navy and learned about controlling of people; I kind of understand that better now. I lived in a few different states including the very south part of California which can be referred to as Mexico since there is only about 5% of any other race living there. I have taken numerous college classes on relations including, of course; psychology, sociology, and history. Therefore I have had very personal experiences with many different types of people and their societies and urban tribes.
I must have had an embedded desire for as long as I can remember because I have found myself in situation after situation for me to investigate. Having in-laws from another part of the country than my birth state has shown me life in a way I would never have thought of studying on my own. Just as Montag had Clarisse to help him open his eyes; I have had my husband bring me to the middle of the desert.
I have had to stay strong though since just like with Clarisse's questioning led her to an unknown end; I could have lost my enthusiasm for learning. I have had to endure hateful thoughts of others just to learn the simple facts about diversity. It seems to be like talking about religion with many people. If a way of life is questioned, especially to the people types in question, they don't seem to respond very well. I got a bit of hatred in that they thought I was hating on them. I did not expect this, but it has enlightened me a bit on why the world is the way it is.
I am now learning the intricacies on my brain and how I know what I do and that others don't know it. Of course, with that are my past experiences and interpretations of them. I never knew I was on a quest until recently though as I am becomeing enlightened by knowledge of the coorelations of my life events. I felt a connection to Montag in this story as he knew he did not want to burn books any more. I knew I did not want to just take what people said and did in my world as the only things to life. I knew there was so much more and the answers are in the books and with people who also value this concept.
"The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us." (Bradbury, 83)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1376391023990365282#docid=4459346551080833612
This video is just one of numerous involved with studying the brain and it's connection to a person's learning. My intrigue to know about people has turned me toward the sciences of things and a new found passion I would never have know.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Reasoning skills to be taught in primary
Should reasoning skills be taught in primary school? There already are and have been for some time now. Teachers teach in such a way to give information that is understood to be necessary. Well how do the youngest of children get "taught"? Ideally someone would engage with this child and communicate verbally. These sounds stimulate brain activity. As a child's brain is being stimulated they are creating a "reasoning" connection. What does it mean to laugh? What is a tree? Well when words are accompanied by pictures or actions and repetition that child is reasoning what the "tree" is. O.k. this is definitely the basis of reasoning, but it has to start somewhere. This child grows older and is brought to a structured facility with others at similar ages and continues to reason. Children are allowed to learn through trial and error by given choices. Through these choices and then consequences a child is reasoning. The curriculum has been designed this way for ages. I think it has just been the act of labeling these concepts as they are being greater realized. Socrates used reasoning as his main teaching method; he would probe his students by asking what they thought about any given thought process.
During certain eras of humanity, teaching was infact quite linear and one dimensional where the student sat and listened. Today teachers are realizing a much different approach. Teaching children that they have their own thought processes and choices is much more understood. I know when I was growing up I was definitely given choices, but I didn't actually realize that it was happening. Today children have access to websites to reinforce what they might soak in from a t.v. show. I grew up on pbs, but today my daughter can go to the library and log on to pbs kids and manipulate her learing process. This is her reasoning. I teach her that the information showed on this program is good and moreover; beneficial to her. Then she is allowed to develop her reaoning skills when she picks a game and through trial and error "reasons" what should happen next.
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/parents/minds.html
The brain has the potential to develop quite rapidly if stimulated early and regularly. I found this rainbow preschool which appears to be just online; possibly for homeschooling, but it maps out brain development as a simple concept. Brain development and it's intricicies are in fact quite elaborate, but as with the rainbow preschool children strat out very simple. The key to teaching reasoning skills will actually lie within the awareness of facilitators.
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/brain-growth.htm
I have 2 daughters; one is now 8 1/2 and the other 4 1/2. The older one didn't get as much stimulation during her earlier yrs as the younger one already has. I can tell a big difference. The younger one remembers things better and even realizes it. She says, "I'm smart! huh mom?" Well my older one wants to be smart she just doesn't seem to have as much brain matter so to speak. The more the brain is stimulated the more actual "matter" is in there. When each of them are talked to directly and probed to talk back through answering questions they seem to be more happy as well. I'm paying attention to them and showing I care about their reasoning of things. Children want this and actually crave it which is what ultimately defines behavior good and bad.
Teaching the acknowledgment of reasoning skills is probably the most acurate description. Once a child can determine that they are making reasonable decisions they will prosper through out life. They will want to make a choice about drugs, sex, music, fashion, career or any other thing good or bad.
I did a good amount of reaserch on this subject, but couldn't find anything bad about teaching reasoning skills. There are countless websites, articles, tips, and games promoting reasoning skills and brain development. I only found one article about negative effects, but it was about thinking negativly with an implication that reasoning skills should be taught at the primary level.
http://www.personal-development.com/chuck/negativethiking.htm
This article is actually positive though in that it is alerting people of negative thinking and how detremental it can be to all. With brain training anyone can learn to be a positive thinker. Therefore reinforcing the necessity of teaching reasoning skills in primary.
I understand that many parents and caregiver could argue that taking an aggressive approach to teaching reasoning skills can be harmful to young children. The teaching style will determine if a skill is beneficial, I think. Say a couple decides to have a child, but are very serious about their child learning a certain way of life. These parents decide to start very early and teach reasoning in order to accomplish this. Well, if the actual child they have doesn't respond well to whatever tactics used the child could show adverse effects of such teachings. I'm not sure of how exactly any situation could go every one is different. However, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of proof of encouragment for teaching reasoning skills early.
During certain eras of humanity, teaching was infact quite linear and one dimensional where the student sat and listened. Today teachers are realizing a much different approach. Teaching children that they have their own thought processes and choices is much more understood. I know when I was growing up I was definitely given choices, but I didn't actually realize that it was happening. Today children have access to websites to reinforce what they might soak in from a t.v. show. I grew up on pbs, but today my daughter can go to the library and log on to pbs kids and manipulate her learing process. This is her reasoning. I teach her that the information showed on this program is good and moreover; beneficial to her. Then she is allowed to develop her reaoning skills when she picks a game and through trial and error "reasons" what should happen next.
http://www.pbs.org/wholechild/parents/minds.html
The brain has the potential to develop quite rapidly if stimulated early and regularly. I found this rainbow preschool which appears to be just online; possibly for homeschooling, but it maps out brain development as a simple concept. Brain development and it's intricicies are in fact quite elaborate, but as with the rainbow preschool children strat out very simple. The key to teaching reasoning skills will actually lie within the awareness of facilitators.
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/brain-growth.htm
I have 2 daughters; one is now 8 1/2 and the other 4 1/2. The older one didn't get as much stimulation during her earlier yrs as the younger one already has. I can tell a big difference. The younger one remembers things better and even realizes it. She says, "I'm smart! huh mom?" Well my older one wants to be smart she just doesn't seem to have as much brain matter so to speak. The more the brain is stimulated the more actual "matter" is in there. When each of them are talked to directly and probed to talk back through answering questions they seem to be more happy as well. I'm paying attention to them and showing I care about their reasoning of things. Children want this and actually crave it which is what ultimately defines behavior good and bad.
Teaching the acknowledgment of reasoning skills is probably the most acurate description. Once a child can determine that they are making reasonable decisions they will prosper through out life. They will want to make a choice about drugs, sex, music, fashion, career or any other thing good or bad.
I did a good amount of reaserch on this subject, but couldn't find anything bad about teaching reasoning skills. There are countless websites, articles, tips, and games promoting reasoning skills and brain development. I only found one article about negative effects, but it was about thinking negativly with an implication that reasoning skills should be taught at the primary level.
http://www.personal-development.com/chuck/negativethiking.htm
This article is actually positive though in that it is alerting people of negative thinking and how detremental it can be to all. With brain training anyone can learn to be a positive thinker. Therefore reinforcing the necessity of teaching reasoning skills in primary.
I understand that many parents and caregiver could argue that taking an aggressive approach to teaching reasoning skills can be harmful to young children. The teaching style will determine if a skill is beneficial, I think. Say a couple decides to have a child, but are very serious about their child learning a certain way of life. These parents decide to start very early and teach reasoning in order to accomplish this. Well, if the actual child they have doesn't respond well to whatever tactics used the child could show adverse effects of such teachings. I'm not sure of how exactly any situation could go every one is different. However, there seems to be an overwhelming amount of proof of encouragment for teaching reasoning skills early.
Monday, June 28, 2010
How technology has changed human society
Human society seems to revolve around the internet now a days. I actually love certain new aspect such as facebook, email, and this blogging concept. I have lots of family in Missouri and haven't been able to see most of them in about 3 yrs now. I am immensely grateful for facebook in this regard because I can now just log on and "see" any of them whenever I want. I can send messages and watch my neices and nephews grow. I now have 2 neices and 1 nephew whom I have not even met yet. the other two though, I'm sure, don't even remember me; too young. I also have several new cousins whom I have yet to meet. It can be pretty sad somtimes to think about.
I receive my favorite parts of fitness magazine in my e-mail which I am able to access at my convenience. I hate the fact that so many trees and forests are being destroyed to print on, therefore thoroughly enjoy the fact that I can see it all then delete and get new stuff. Just about anything a person can think of can be accessed through the internet now. I can use blog sites to not only find just the news I'm interested in, but also hear what others dually interested think about it.
The fact that the internet has developed such that I am able to access these venues is a great pleasure to me and I'm sure a vast many others. While reading "Everthing Bad is Good for You", I feel much more enlightened to the intricacies of being able to use the internet in general. Along with enjoying the benefits of having such accessibility I'm developing brain wave connections. The fact that I have to go through a series of "clicks" to get what I want, triggers my brain activity. I have to remember how it's all done as well; triggering my memory bank connections. I short I'm becoming a much smarter person by using the internet.
This class is obviously conducted with a necessity of internet usage; therefore reinforcing my need to practice with this greatly expanding venue. I love the internet; I believe a great many people do. Even though I know there are those who don't seem to be able to "get it" or are even still afraid of the fact that someone could get some information about them, more people like and enjoy aspects of the internet than ever before. It is this truth that will keep the internet growing and expanding for time to come.
I receive my favorite parts of fitness magazine in my e-mail which I am able to access at my convenience. I hate the fact that so many trees and forests are being destroyed to print on, therefore thoroughly enjoy the fact that I can see it all then delete and get new stuff. Just about anything a person can think of can be accessed through the internet now. I can use blog sites to not only find just the news I'm interested in, but also hear what others dually interested think about it.
The fact that the internet has developed such that I am able to access these venues is a great pleasure to me and I'm sure a vast many others. While reading "Everthing Bad is Good for You", I feel much more enlightened to the intricacies of being able to use the internet in general. Along with enjoying the benefits of having such accessibility I'm developing brain wave connections. The fact that I have to go through a series of "clicks" to get what I want, triggers my brain activity. I have to remember how it's all done as well; triggering my memory bank connections. I short I'm becoming a much smarter person by using the internet.
This class is obviously conducted with a necessity of internet usage; therefore reinforcing my need to practice with this greatly expanding venue. I love the internet; I believe a great many people do. Even though I know there are those who don't seem to be able to "get it" or are even still afraid of the fact that someone could get some information about them, more people like and enjoy aspects of the internet than ever before. It is this truth that will keep the internet growing and expanding for time to come.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
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Today is a beautiful sunny day in Prescott =). I know that the internet is the way of the future. I have learned a lot but I know that there is still oh so much more to learn. I'm interested in knowing more about the popular culture of today.
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