One of the communities that I am a part of is the School of Ed College at U of M Dearborn. I first became part of this community when I changed my major to Elementary Education but I didn’t feel as though I was part of this community until I began taking classes with other people in this same college. My role has changed slightly in this community as each semester goes on. I slowly become a person in the community who is higher up than others. I am no longer the lowest in SOE but I am definitely far from the most experienced. There are some moments when I feel more or less of this community. I feel less of it when I’m talking to people about classes I haven’t taken yet that they have. I feel behind during these situations. However, I feel more of the community when I am taking summer classes and my friends from SCE do not.
In some cases it is clear who is and is not part of this community. When we are doing homework together or are talking about our requirements, sometimes people there are left out of the conversation because they aren’t part of that community. Other times, it is impossible to tell if someone is part of this community because unless you ask them or ask about their classes, they could be a part of any college. Someone would cease to be a member of this community when they graduate or change majors. Once a member graduates, I’m sure they can still be part of the community but with them not being on campus as much, it is likely they drift away.
Obviously we share a lot of the same values. We all strongly believe in education. We are all furthering out education by going to college and we all believe in helping educate others. Other than that, I assume we all share other values but that is the major one. I firmly believe in this value because if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have chosen this major. I participate all year round in being a part of this community. I take classes constantly and am always looking to become employed in a job based on education. Membership is this community is very important to me and my personal identity because it is what I’m going to be doing for the rest of my life. Participating and learning everything I can, will only help make my abilities as a teacher even stronger.
I think the most important way of defining a community is a group of people who are interconnected with each other based on a common goal. Everyone in SCE plans to become teachers. With this goal in mind and working together as a community, we will all succeed.
Friday, July 16, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Civic Art
A major civic art project I would create would be a mural or even many murals across walls of buildings throughout Detroit. I know that they already do this throughout some organizations but I think that it should be a more public event. It would be difficult to appeal this to the entire public because the idea may be taken over by graffiti but I feel that there are ways around it.
First we would have to set a designated area, a few blocks perhaps, and then have groups of volunteers design patterns, scenery or even recent local Detroit event advertisements. These volunteers would be from a beautification committee that was formed with this idea in mind. Once a group decides on an idea for the painting, they will begin to cover the wall with any type of décor they choose, that is obviously publicly appropriate.
These sites will be watched nearly all day around and will be worked on nearly every day. With the nearly constant attention, it will be easier to keep an eye on the projects. Once they are finished, they may stay as the same as long as desired or they may be altered when needed. If a big event, such as the super bowl, were to come to Detroit, a mural could be painted to advertise and get the city excited and once the event is over, it can be painted over with something else. With the constant over painting and altering of the murals, if there is any graffiti painted on the murals, it could easily be covered or altered during the constant renovation.
The idea of this art project is to promote the idea that art in the community is something that is made by the community. This is an important issue because people are always upset about the appearance of Detroit but no one wants to fix it. Forming a beautification committee and making multiple murals around the city would show people and even get people involved in the creating of a more beautiful Detroit
First we would have to set a designated area, a few blocks perhaps, and then have groups of volunteers design patterns, scenery or even recent local Detroit event advertisements. These volunteers would be from a beautification committee that was formed with this idea in mind. Once a group decides on an idea for the painting, they will begin to cover the wall with any type of décor they choose, that is obviously publicly appropriate.
These sites will be watched nearly all day around and will be worked on nearly every day. With the nearly constant attention, it will be easier to keep an eye on the projects. Once they are finished, they may stay as the same as long as desired or they may be altered when needed. If a big event, such as the super bowl, were to come to Detroit, a mural could be painted to advertise and get the city excited and once the event is over, it can be painted over with something else. With the constant over painting and altering of the murals, if there is any graffiti painted on the murals, it could easily be covered or altered during the constant renovation.
The idea of this art project is to promote the idea that art in the community is something that is made by the community. This is an important issue because people are always upset about the appearance of Detroit but no one wants to fix it. Forming a beautification committee and making multiple murals around the city would show people and even get people involved in the creating of a more beautiful Detroit
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