To READ:
(1) by Milan Kundera - found this on “Steven’s Space”, of Bare Naked Ladies, http://bnlsteven.spaces.live.com/default.aspx
ALREADY READ
(1) White Teeth - Zadie Smith, Wow - what a writer, she’s only 24 and this is her first book! Recommended by a colleague (JK)
Online Socratic dialogue on various topics. The first topic for discussion will be the short parable The Blind Men and the Elephant. The opening question is: What are your initial thoughts on this parable?
Socrates was a Greek philosopher who lived over 2000 years ago (470-399 BCE
). He was a citizen of Athens, which had no public universities at that time. Socrates roamed the streets and central markets engaging crowds of young people in philosophical conversation and debate. He called these forums “thinking shops.” Socrates’ rhetorical style of posing questions to every student’s answer focused on the critical reasoning behind their claim of knowledge and/or virtue.
Information courtesy of http://www.rigos.net/Ethics_Courses/about.htm?
I really like how this graphic shows a hurricane rising from the smoke stacks. Very clever, don’t you think? How will global warming affect your future? What are the signs that warming is happening already? What images from the film touched your heart? How are you changing your behaviour to reduce Global Warming.
Add comments, questions, ideas, solutions, etc. on this blog.
Comment here on any good (or dreadfully awful) movies that you see at a theater or at home. In addition to your opinions, try to include some interesting insights about the movie, perhaps some background details or your thoughts on the theme to a movie.
Here’s an example:
‘Napoleon Dynamite’ Movie Review: Some people love this movie and others hate it, but if you like unique and quirky movies, you’ll probably watch this over and over like I did. Napoleon is a high school student, the sterotypical nerd, but he comes off as being a new kind of hero who does what he can to help his friend, Pedro, become school president. Of course, you can tell us more than this if you like, but don’t give away too much of the plot to spoil the ending!
List here any good books you know of that we should add to the classroom library:
For example:
Tomorrow When the War Began,
by John Marsden.
Greta was back at school today and she recommended this title. It’s an action/adventure kind of story, and it is the first book in a series of seven.
Sometimes a good quotation can really make your day, or inspire you to move ahead. For instance, one of my favourite quotes is:
I would never join a club that would have me as a member.
Oscar Wilde.
What are some quotations that you find inspiring, amusing, or otherwise worthy of sharing?
Hmmm, what would you like to see changed in Humanities class? How could things be arranged so that you’re happier, more comfortable, and, of course, learning better!
What do you want to find out, or learn about Africa? Add you first name to your comment since this is something we’ve assigned!
What do you think about this book? Post your comments
here and let’s get a discussion going! We start reading this book on Monday November 20th, 2006.
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