Today: We spent class in a really productive open discussion about several issues surrounding the topic of "The purpose of an education."
- We spoke about what has been difficult being at college for the last 5+ weeks.
- We spoke about what has been the best parts of being a college student over the last month.
- You did an individual free writing about what you value in an education and why a liberal education is important to you.
- You spoke in small groups about FPU's TeaCH Goals:
2) Content Literacy & Integration With Critical Analysis
3) Holistic Preparation For Leadership & Lifelong Learning
Homework: Read Plato's Allegory of the Cave and think about what insights into Mortensen's life endeavor does Plato's tale provide to us?IC212
Today: After discussing some "off topic" social issues, we got into a really good roundtable discussion about hostile work environments for women which stemmed from the recent court case which found NY Knicks executive Isiah Thomas guilty of sexual harassment. We talked about the prevalence of hostile/uncomfortable situations for females in the work place and also in society in general.
Homework: Give thought to how companies market/advertise to children. How prevalent is it? How do they do it? Why do they do it? We will watch 2 short video clips at the beginning of classes on Friday about this topic and then have a discussion.
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