Thank-you all for a great first day of the semester. What an incredible group we have! I just love being around you and hearing your insightful thoughts and connections.
If you did not get to attend class today (Caden) please send me a quick note telling me what you thought about the reading. It doesn't have to be long - even just a paragraph will do. If any of you have to miss class in the future, please do the same (and try to get it to me before class from now on so we can all gain from your thoughts.)
Following are the inspirements for the week. There is quite a lot to do this week if you haven't started the book yet (I hope most of you read most of it over your Christmas break, but I am guessing a lot of you didn't just because it was Christmas break)
Week 2: Discuss and Create
Fri. January 15th 2:30-4:3
- Act: Guidepost 1 on The Gifts of Imperfection (GOI) (I will send the PDF for those who don't yet have the book) - At the end there is a DIG deep section - pick one of those to practice or make up your own way to practice the concept during the week.
- Read or listen to An Old Fashioned Girl by Alcott
- Write: your thoughts about how this book might relate to your social system and situation and bring them to class.
- Write a discussion question and favorite quote on the comments below
- Work on a creative idea if you have one you are excited about
Studio C Type Skits (Dreams Going Wrong, etc)
Spoof Video (Overdramatic verson of a movie)
Full Length movie
Star Wars the Musical
Gracious' screen play
A collaborative painting on a huge canvas
Song where everyone sings something
Tin foil/Play-dough/Multi-medium animation
Music Video
Piano Guys Cello, Piano, Singing
5 Course meal
Quilting Bee
Big Community Service Project
Class Song
You Don't Know You're Beautiful Music Video
Poetry to music
Composing a Song,
Music collaboration
To start a collaboration on any of these (or whatever else you come up with), someone will have to get their idea on paper (write out some ideas about materials, vision, setting, parts, choreography, music, whatever it may need) and pitch it to the class where people will give their ideas for improving it and for how they could help. Once it is ready for "doing", we can start working on it. Feel free to post more thoughts or ideas on the discussion blog to start getting feedback before Friday.
We will probably spend the first hour of class discussing the concepts we are working on (this will help us create authentic, connecting, meaningful works) and then the last hour (or what's left of class if we started late) to collaborate on projects.
By the way, I am fine with people staying later at my house if you ever feel the need when you get really into a project and parents are okay with it (unless we are planning to go somewhere, but that is unusual).
Well we are definitely not doing you don't know you're beautiful music video!!!
ReplyDeleteYeah.
DeleteQoute: Fitting in is about assessing a situation and becoming who you need to be to be accepted.
ReplyDeleteBelonging, on the other hand, doesn't require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.
Question: If we "belong" to the gospel, why are we asked to "change" our spirits to be good? Or does being who we are acomplish being good?
- I think it means being who we truly are, following the heart, the spirit, not succmbing to the temtations of satan and/or natural man which can often be mistaken as "our true self".
- Caden Y
Quote: "To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died." ~ An Old-Fashioned Girl
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What is the difference between accepting yourself where you are at and apathy? Can we be accepting of ourselves, but still care about improving? What is the balance, and how do we find it?
Our little girl was too innocent to understand half the jokes, and often wondered what people were laughing at; but, as the first enchantment subsided, Polly began to feel uncomfortable, to be sure her mother would n't like to have her there, and to wish she had n't come. Somehow, things seemed to get worse and worse, as the play went on; for our small spectator was being rapidly enlightened by the gossip going on all about her, as well as by her own quick eyes and girlish instincts. When four-and-twenty girls, dressed as jockeys, came prancing on to the stage, cracking their whips, stamping the heels of their topboots, and winking at the audience, Polly did not think it at all funny, but looked disgusted, and was glad when they were gone; but when another set appeared in a costume consisting of gauze wings, and a bit of gold fringe round the waist, poor unfashionable Polly did n't know what to do; for she felt both frightened and indignant, and sat with her eyes on her play-bill, and her cheeks getting hotter and hotter every minute.
ReplyDeleteI like this because I think we can find ourselves in situations like this and it might be okay with people you know but if it makes you feel uncomfortable than its probably not okay.
Question: How can we better recognize when something your friends are doing is not okay even if it's popular? And how can we get out of that situation without making it awkward?
"To be strong, and beautiful, and go round making music all the time. Yes, she could do that, and with a very earnest prayer Polly asked for the strength of an upright soul, the beauty of a tender heart, the power to make her life a sweet and stirring song, helpful while it lasted, remembered when it died.”
ReplyDeleteWhat does it mean to stay strong and be proud of who you are? And what can you do to inspire others to be proud of themselves?
“We can't any of us do all we would like, but we can do our best for every case that comes to us, and that helps amazingly." Polly loves to work how can we learn to love work?
ReplyDelete"'How long is she going to stay?' demanded Tom, making his toilet by a promiscuous shake."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: ?
"'How splendid it is! I never slept in a bed with curtains before, or had such a fine toilet-table as this.'"
Question: ? What in the heck is a toilet table?
Haha jk, I'll do another one.
ReplyDelete"'I'll never come again,' said Polly decidedly; for her innocent nature rebelled against the spectable, which, as yet, gave her more pain than pleasure."
"'I don't care if she has. I know it wasn't proper for little girls to see, or I shouldn't have been so ashamed!' cried sturdy Polly, perplexed, but not convinced, even by Mrs. Smythe Perkins."
My question is, why does Polly have no chill? That's what it seems like. I think there's gotta be a line between being chill and standing up for what you believe in, but where do you draw that line?
"Little things of this sort are especially good for little people; a kind little thought, an unselfish little act, a cheery little word, are so sweet and comfortable, that no one can fail to feel their beauty and love the giver, no matter how small they are. Mothers do a deal of this sort of thing, unseen,unthanked, but felt and remembered long afterward, and never lost, for this is the simple magic that binds hearts together, and keeps home happy."
ReplyDeleteHow can we learn to see the little things people do for us? many of us like to be appreciated when we do things for others, what can we do to make it so we don't need to feel appreciated when we do little things? Do you think it is necessary to feel appreciated when doing service?
"Odd, isn't it, how people live together ever so long, and don't seem to find one another out, till something comes to do it for them. Perhaps this smashup was sent to introduce me to my own father."
ReplyDeleteHow can we find the purpose behind trials in our lives?