Hunter S. Thompson observed, "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." How do you respond to challenges that arise from circumstances you didn't predict?
AGENDA:
1. To be an Open Source Learning network or not to be an Open Source Learning network?
2. Journal
3. "Richard Cory"
HW:
1. Memorize "Richard Cory"-- due in class Friday, August 17
2. Why "Richard Cory" now, when most World Literature courses start in chronological order with ? Because one year I taught this course, one of the funniest, most beloved people ever killed himself the day before school started. And I'm concerned-- between 2007 and 2015, teen suicide rates doubled for girls and went up 30% for boys. According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, on average there are 123 suicides in America EVERY DAY. Please click the links & read the articles by the beginning of class tomorrow (Tuesday, August 14). Think about Richard Cory and come to class prepared to discuss how literature reflects the versions of ourselves that only we know.
Q: I can't think of anything more important to learn than living. Can you?
A: Nope. But it's a loaded topic. In order to learn how to live well, we'll need to better understand our popular culture and economy, digital technology, politics, and the environment. We also need to learn about our own Mental Fitness, Physical Fitness, Cultural Fitness, Spiritual Fitness (slow your roll -- it's not what you think), Civic Fitness, and Technical Fitness.
This just in from Guadalupe Rico: No. You can’t go through life living without learning how to live. For example learning how to cook, managing bills, manage your transportation. Also how to make this world a better place while living in it. You learn from your mistakes in order to live.
ReplyDeleteThis just in from Jaime Arroyo: I feel like doing a blog is gonna be way more fun and interesting than just sitting down and reading a book.
ReplyDeleteThis just in from Dayana Uvias (what's up with the comment function on your phones??): No I don’t think that there is anything more important than learning how to live. I do believe that there are many steps in leading up to it though. You need to learn how to manage bills, taxes, how to drive, cooking etc ... If you learn how to live, I think this world would be a better place.
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