Such technological advances call into question the wisdom of our scientific advances, raising issues related to machine control and the ethical manipulation of humans.
I definitely think that this is the strongest argument on why we should have at least some exposure to the humanities. Great knowledge requires great wisdom. We now have the power to literally destroy ourselves if used incorrectly.
as we face questions that may have old origins
Yeah I don't think the questions that the humanities pose will ever go away or be irrelevant. Perhaps not appreciated, but never irrelevant. If the questions of philosophy are what propelled us, then any answers that come about will need philosophy to make meaningful sense out of them.
advantages of sharing their knowledge
The way I see it, technology only came about because of art and natural philosophy, and now technology has taken the importance in our society because it enables us to control and explore nature/reality. This means STEM jobs are more in demand for the foreseeable future; but once the machines start coding better than humans can, and begin developing better machines than we could ever conceive of, the liberal arts will come back to the forefront of what humans deem important. Creativity will be the last bastion of human importance, and it will (hopefully!) be what gives us the advantage once we begin implanting ourselves with machines. (merging with machines) Until then, the torch of the humanities has to be passed, but the creativity that comes from them is still vital if used to steer us in how to use these technologies.... its just not in demand as much ($$$).
hey need the younger generation to speak up and share their ideas and concerns so that the legislators get a better perspective on the most important issues in their state.
That is very true. I think that is the least citizens can do for their society.
Each semester concludes with students attending a session of the Michigan House of Representatives Special Commission on Civic Engagement at the State Capitol in Lansing.
That's a pretty cool way to show students how to be involved with politics in "real" society.
Politicians, for example, craft agendas envisioning economic prosperity or improved educational opportunities
They say they do.
Questions remain about these relationships, especially about when, why and how frequently transitions from participation in interest-driven communities to participatory politics occur.
I think it's simply when those in charge impact people in a way they don't like, then those people use whatever avenues of group discussion/ action are available to them.
, “Generations that turn their backs on politics in favor of individual expression will continue to find their priorities at the top of society’s wish list—and at the bottom of the ‘to do’ list” (
That's a great quote.
Political theorists, legal scholars, and lawyers have long recognized that the boundaries between the private, social, and political realms are always being contested.
Especially when it comes to the private realm.
the group raises money in relation to the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami or join
I think raising money for charity is the best thing groups like this do.
As citizens have gained greater communicative capacity, they have begun to use these tools to hold political leaders and news organizations more accountable for their words and actions (
Yes the public today has the best chances in history to hold these people in leadership accountable.
at said, participatory politics can, of course, introduce new hierarchies and leverage other types of elite-driven institutions
Yes if you are just vocal and aren't actually "informed", then you can likely end up being a "useful idiot" to these people who have had a lot of time through the ages to develop and use propaganda and tactics design to divide groups to keep them from working together.
sear the image of police aggression into collective consciousness and confront in their own terms the coercive power of the state.
The gatekeepers must hate the internet. Explains why many of them want to take away/ change net neutrality laws,
The “casually pepper spray everything cop” quickly became a full-"edged Internet meme. W
Ah the power of memes...
the art of collectively creating an acceptable pattern of social relations
I like this quote.
a cultural shift in expectations about how to approach politics and about what is possible through politics.
Most young people feel disempowered and so don't bother with politics so it will be interesting to see this transition.
There is a high degree of dialogue among community members,
Too bad a lot of that dialogue is either goin on in an "echo chamber" or is just basically trash talking with the other side.
They also often check the veracity of information that is circulated by elite institutions, such as newspapers and political candidates.
That's the best thing about the public having access to the internet. If the public cared to, they can keep these institutions honest by fact checking them.
increasingly common for individuals to expect opportunities to in"uence and participate in the creation of cultural products (J
Institutions and elites have largely controlled the creation of culture throughout the ages. I wonder if this decentralization of culture will lead to chaos and a Rome-like downfall or if it will enable a new way that culture evolves.
nces of digital media appear to have made participatory cultures more common,
yep it's never been easier.
bene!ts as well as risks associated with this form of political engagement.
I wonder if the positive aspects of social media out weighs the negative aspects.
Within the United States, it hasrarely been a sizable focus of curriculum standards or district or state policy
It's a shame because people need to have this literacy now more than ever.
groups where discussions concern sports, entertainment, hobbies, and other interests end up exchanging perspectives on political issues.
Can't get away from it.
When young people are able to connectbothflexibly net-worked as well as more formalized and capitalized kinds of infrastructures andinstitutions, we see the largest impacts, both personal and societal.
yes if they are interested and if they feel like they can make a difference, the youth of today have an incredible range of tools that can be used for social change.
The HPA partneredwith a Harry Potter themed “wizard rock” group
hahahah yes
which young peopleconnect their interests and affinities with agency and civic opportunity. Taken together,they reveal the many ways in which young people take up characters, scenes, and tropesfrom within their culturally resonant story-worlds and mobilize these narrative materialsto support public calls and campaigns for equity and justice.
Usually culture, and the stories from it, are used to keep traditions, so it's interesting to see it used by people to change things.
While access tosocial media tools provides the ability to publish content, it does not guarantee that any-one will pay attention to the content in question”
Yeah there's so much information out there, total sensory overload all the time. And then you have to dig around to find the stuff that's true. I honestly don't see how people have the time and attention to do all of that.
Young people’s entry points to connected learningand connected civics can be through their everyday social, creative, and communityengagements
I think that through these points, their involvement will be more organic and true to themselves
is not simply a matter of personal interest or engagement in peer or popularculture. The pivot between the cultural and the political can be enduring or ephemeral. Ineither case, it can be transformative for the young people involved, and for the issues ofpublic concern they take on through their work and play
Changing themselves as they change the world around them.
After students play, teachers can refer back to the game’s particular way of conceptualizing an idea
I think this is a great way to go about combining games with learning. Teach the children a concept, then let them play a game were that concept is reinforced.
combines learning to read with learning to understand the world.” What does that mean? Kids are not only learning what the letter “A” sounds like and that “alligator” starts with “A,” but also taking virtual “field trips” to the zoo, where they learn about alligators
i like this because it gives them a practical setting in where learning to read will help them navigate in a virtual world. It has to be more efficient in getting them engaged than just giving them a book and telling them to learn to read it "just cus".
in which students experience what it feels like to be unjustly accused of a crime.
Yeah an engaging video game is probably the best way ( outside of living the actual experience) to develop empathy towards others.
Systemic reasoning, peer learning, creativity, and civic par-ticipation are vital twenty-first-century competencies.
Yes these are great literacies to have in today's job market.
Alan Turing commits suicide.
I did not know that guy killed himself. Gonna have to look that up.
the theory of learning in good video games fits better with themodern, high-tech, global world today’s children and teenagers live in thando the theories (and practices) of learning that they see in school.
Perhaps school will become a virtual experience in the future.
But as wetake on new identities or transform old ones, this core identity changes andtransforms as well. We are fluid creatures in the making, since we make our-selves socially through participation with others in various groups.
Yes we can form ourselves and we can also be formed by a group that we engage in frequently as well.
distinctive youth culture that was tightly integrated with commercial popular cultural products targeted to teens.
Snapchat...
At a much broader and perhaps more generative level, his very relationship to fi lm viewing changed such that he was no longer simply watching or being entertained but rather was looking with an eye toward learning in order to expand his repertoire of productive strategies
Man this kid makes me feel like a basic consumer smuck... even when he consumes, he does it in a way that is centered around his own content creation.