In Michael Wesch's video, he made several comments relative to my current experiences in college. In the past years, I have lived a sedentary, somewhat isolated life that lacked socializing. The use of blogging has encouraged me to communicate more. It allows me to tell my opinion and get feedback from others.
My self-awareness has been improving through this class. It has allowed me to see myself the way others see me on my blogs. By posting my picture, I can see how I appear to others and think of ways to improve or change it. Sometimes I see other's blogs and they have similar views to the one's that I have. This makes me think my thoughts have value and are not always wrong.
Also, Wesch discussed how media has given more meaning to "whatever." As times change, media has a big impact on the culture. Media and technology is constantly changing. He described the past meaning of "whatever" as a form of selfishness. As future teachers, we have to care and "Let's do whatever it takes...by whatever means possible." If you would like to watch Wesch's video, click here.
So you think his closing comments are possible to achieve? I hope you and he are correct.
ReplyDeleteSelf-awareness is a very powerful focal point for someone, glad to see yours is improving. As for 'whatever it takes', I hope you can utilize that sentiment in your classroom.
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