You have been assigned to read chapter 17 and write a short narrative about a time when you were bullied or bullied someone, or witnessed someone being bullied on your blog last week. Today we are going to discuss and respond to chapter 17 in our text book, Art Education For Social Justice, and finally make a piece of work in response to this chapter.
To begin this discussion, I want to discuss the term Social Imagination.
- What is a Social Imagination, and what roles does it play in school?
- Maxine Greene, American educational philosopher, social activist, teacher and author, believed that being wide-awake opens the door to the "social imagination". Although the imagination is perceived to be a private experience, the social imagination focuses on bringing this idea to the public space in order to imagine what a community can envision (Greene, 2001).
- "The the role of imagination is not to resolve, not to point the way, not to improve. It is to awaken, to disclose the ordinarily unseen, unheard, and unexpected” (Greene, 1995).
- The idea of the Social Imagination is taken from Maxine Greene's book, Releasing the Imagination (1995). The authors discuss Greene's work and share what they feel students need to develop this imagination. “They need opportunities to research, debate, and form their own ideas about issues, and time to learn the art concepts and develop the technical, representational, and expressive skills that will enable them to communicate their socially imaginative ideas to the world” (p. 132).
- We need to develop ways to awaken our students to this way of thinking, believing and imagining... "Students development of informed views and individual voices instead of teachers simply presenting their own personal, social, and political views" (p.127).
- Please watch these videos that relate to our chapter, check out the websites related to the chapter, and think about the quotes shared above.
- Maxine Greene website and video at the bottom of this webpage page.
- Fallen Heroes video and Website
- Frank Warren video and Website
- Hopes, Wishes and Regrets video
Answer the following questions on your blog and then complete the art activity:
1.) How can you
lead a conversation in your classroom where everyone can feel safe and welcomed
to share their views and ideas? (Develop a list of ground rules for developing a safe environment for meaningful discussions in your classroom.)
2.) How do we
avoid pushing our values onto our students as we teach social responsibility?
ART ACTIVITY:
Read over your bully story and look for one word (or a small phrase) that stands out to you and one image that you pull from this story. Choose an app on your iPad and create a piece of art that incorporates the word or phrase with the image. Try to transform this story into a positive artwork you could share with students or promote a positive message about overcoming bullying. Post your (well written and thoughtful) responses to the questions above on your blog along with your iPad artwork. Write a paragraph reflecting on your artwork choices and message.
Due by Friday at midnight. Two comments on other's blogs by Monday 9am.
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