Thank you Abdelrahman for your comment. We should try to do our best ?
Month: April 2016
Comment on “What Do You Do with a B.A. in English?” by lsavage
As the sole STEM person in a family of humanities majors (phys ed/history, political science, and comparative religions), I’ve always believed that the humanities have a lot to offer. If nothing else, every scientist and engineer will, at some point, need to write something. Knowing grammar is a generally a prerequisite for that (I hope). As a whole, though, engineers tend to be pretty focused on functionality, and that does lead to a very narrow view of what’s “useful.”
Sorry your family gives you grief! You can always come talk to my family. I think they’d probably understand you better than they understand me, anyway! I’m the weirdo in that bunch.
Comment on Contemporary Pedagogy Vs. Bureaucracy !! by mfseddik
Thank you Dr. Nelson for the contact. Hopefully I can try to connect with her when I return back home.
Comment on Let’s Get Emotional! … ? by A. Nelson
Yes! I like how this post speaks to the need for an integrated understanding of the “liberal arts” — the STEM / Humanities dichotomy is really forced and problematic IMO.
Comment on Swimming against the current: how great innovators are born by AbdelRahman
Thanks for the post. I like the idea behind the post and the examples you gave. I think what’s most important is the artistic side, rather than swimming against the current. I do not see that they contradict or to have an artistic side, you have to swim against what others believe in. I agree that humanities are an essential part of everyone’s life.
Comment on The purpose of school by Jie
I agree that memorization is important. You develop your brain when you use it. My point here is that education should not only focus on memorization.
Comment on I am a model by Laura Savage
Even as a GTA, I feel like this is one of the most important parts of my job. I grade and hold office hours and proctor tests, but I also try to be a role model and mentor for my students. It’s hard on days when I’m not feeling very patient and the answer to most of the questions I get is, “It’s in the syllabus.” But no matter how tired grumpy I’m feeling, the students should still feel like I care about them and that their learning actually matters to me. Because someday they’ll be the engineers or teachers, and hopefully they’ll treat other people that way too.
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Comment on The New Professional: Shredding Force Fields at the Speed of Light by A. Nelson
“Critical pedagogy has given me more a new way to talk about my values, and perhaps a collaboration of effort to shred those force fields holding back improving our world.” You made my day – Thanks!
Comment on Connecting the dots by A. Nelson
I’m with Sid and Aakash here (no surprise, I’m sure). Do you know this book? (it’s written by someone with a background in the humanities ;-): http://etiennebenson.com/wiredwilderness/
I think radio tracking has been around since the 50s. This is a very cool book and I think you would like it – a lot.
Comment on It’s a mac and cheese kind of day by Mary Semaan
You don’t need cordon bleu to make an amazing impact. A well made flavorful mac and cheese is more than enough any day of the week. I think that if we do our job to the best of our abilities and we keep improving our recipe, we will be great!