Throughout the documentary Objectified by Gary Hustwit the idea that objects have a huge impact and role in our daily lives is express through the opinions and stories of multiple different designers. They explain the thought process and the trial and error that goes into everything that is designed‚ from the toothbrush in your bathroom to the cars on the street. Design was first created by the Emperor of China. In the beginning‚ soldiers use to make their own arrows‚ this meant they only worked
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into my hands I haven’t been able to get enough of it. To me basketball isn’t just a sport‚ but an outlet from schoolwork‚ a basis of enjoyment‚ a place where I can socialize and obviously a source of exercise. Anytime I start to feel the stress of school and work‚ I always have basketball as my way of winding down. The moment I step out onto the concrete paved court in my front yard I feel released. Whether it is the swish sound of nothing but net or the rhythmic bounce of the ball when I’m dribbling
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Structured play (or structured recess) is play that has a purpose. Children should have structured play because it is beneficial for their educational growth. It helps with paying attention in class. Structured recess also helps battle bullying and helps keep children safe. It cuts back on harassment on the schoolyard and keeps the kids from being too rowdy at recess stopping all injuries linked to free play. It also helps combat child obesity because with structured play‚ children are forced to
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Two Opposite Perspectives of School In the article named “Report of the Massachusetts Board of Education” by Horace Mann‚ the author explains that school is an integral step to prepare for students to be aware of the responsibilities of becoming good citizens. On the other hand‚ the text “Against Schools” by John Taylor Gatto emphasizes that the role of the school system is not necessary in society since it forces students to go to school and sit around in classes for a certain amount of hours for
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College Athletes: Pay for Play? Ever since the National Collegiate Athletic Association was formed in 1905‚ their role in regulating intercollegiate athletics has involved many different tasks. These tasks include making athletics safe in order to prevent injury‚ marketing athletic events‚ regulating and changing rules in order to make college sports more fun for the fans‚ and enforcing the key principle of college sports: amateurism. Amateurism in college athletics means that athletes are unpaid
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“Against School” questions whether we really need the nine month‚ drawn out‚ traditional curriculum. Gatto goes on to name several successful people through history that were not products of a contemporary school system. When I think of Gatto’s theory of forced schooling‚ a friend of mine named John Smith who goes by the alias of Viper comes to mind. Viper is in his late 20’s‚ lives in South Philadelphia‚ and has worked as a Roofer for the past 10 years. Viper went to a public school in South
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questions whether some should be admitted. Gatto uses historical references to support his claim that schools stifle independence. Professor X doesn’t think everyone is qualified for a college level curriculum. John Gatto is the last one would expect to be a retired school teacher‚ as he preaches the flawed ways of the public school system to anyone who will listen. In his 2003 essay‚ Against School‚ Gatto interprets six ideas from Alexander Inglis’s Principles of Secondary Education. These concepts
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How important is Play in children’s lives? Play is considered to be highly important and it is of the utmost pleasure for children. It is a mean and not an end; processing of play and not creating an end. Children learn from playing; team-work‚ social‚ creativity and confidence. Children learn various different skills through playing. Play prepares children to develop life skills outside the classroom. Play also provides an opportunity for children to learn academically. Play prepares children
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Children At Play: Actual vs. Dramatic One of the signs of early childhood development is the ability to engage in play. Young children (ages 4-6) prefer non structured environments that gives them the “freedom” to un-limit their play in different settings. Working with preschoolers for over five years‚ I am fascinated to learn all the different ways children play to learn. I understand every child has their unique talents and skills that makes them individuals. It is important to sketch out different
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book Doing School‚ Denise Pope‚ the author and a Stanford Graduate with a PHD in curriculum and teaching‚ claims that students are no longer learning anything about the subjects they take‚ or learning the core values/behaviors that the school is supposed to teach. They are in fact‚ learning the values/behaviors that schools despise and are not retaining any of the information taught to them. The reason they are not learning the correct values/behaviors‚ or retaining any information in school is because
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