The skills and content learned in World History this year were somewhat valuable and interesting. The content covered in this class was viewed with the purpose of seeing how history relates back to our modern world and communities. This way of thinking is far more progressive and innovative than the typical, more standard method of teaching history. Instead of sitting around twenty adolescents down and forcing them to memorize dates, names, and the complex layouts of the Death Stars, the students had to see how it relates back to their own lives. Events of the past are bound to be repeated hence. As such, studying history becomes personal as issues of today can be solved through studying the past. For instance,
Two skills that I learned to use in this class are Photoshop and Illustrator. I came into this class with prior knowledge of how to use Photoshop but Illustrator was brand new. Photoshop is always a good tool to have at your disposal as knowing how to edit images is a highly sought after ability. The most interesting topic that we covered in this class so far was Guns, Germs, and Steel. I’ve heard of the topic and concept before but didnʻt truly understand what it was or what it meant. Guns, Germs, and Steel is the concept of how Europe was able to dominate most of the old world for as long as they did. They had superior tools, weapons, and had diseases and contagions to spread to other parts of the world. The Kahiau project connects lessons learned from looking back on history and using them to solve current-day issues. Framing history through the lens of the Kahiau project is a much better way of learning history. Being forced to memorize names and dates for the sake of memorizing names and dates does not serve well to educate nowadays youth.
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RileyHuman, band kid, and formerly gifted Asian. Resorts to to escape the copious amounts of homework he should be doing. Owns a shirt that says, "Born And Raised Nalo Ways." ArchivesCategories |