I learned that nearly all of us found photographs to be important items to take with us and that each item told a story about what that person feels to be important. I also learned that we all had some sort of symbol that signified a religious belief. Here is a picture of all the items that were brought in. What do you see?
Sunday, September 25, 2011
What Do You See?
In class we were asked to bring in items that we would grab if the house was on fire and that would fit into a shoebox. We then broke off into small groups to share the treasures of our shoebox with one another. We then put all of the contents on a table and was asked what did we see? What are some things that we can tell about the people who inhabit classroom 106 during the 11:30 to 12:15 time period?
I learned that nearly all of us found photographs to be important items to take with us and that each item told a story about what that person feels to be important. I also learned that we all had some sort of symbol that signified a religious belief. Here is a picture of all the items that were brought in. What do you see?
I learned that nearly all of us found photographs to be important items to take with us and that each item told a story about what that person feels to be important. I also learned that we all had some sort of symbol that signified a religious belief. Here is a picture of all the items that were brought in. What do you see?
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Jumping In
Ready or not, here I come!
This is my first blog ever so please be kind. This blog has been created so that I can share my experiences in the Social Studies class I am taking at IUSB. I want to start out by sharing my thoughts about the documentary I watched called Paper Clips.This movie is about a middle school in rural Tennessee that began a study on the Holocaust. The students learned that 6 million Jews were murdered by Hitler and his Nazi soldiers. The students were having a difficult time comprehending the number 6 million so they tried to come up with a visual representation of what it would look like. They did some research and found out that the paper clip was used by the Norwegians as a symbol of resistance to the Nazi's. From then on the students began to collect paperclips to represent the 6 million Jews that were murdered. They ended up making a monument with a rail car that was used to transport the Jews to the concentration camp.It is filled with 11 million paper clips and memorabilia sent to them by the Holocaust survivors, victims family, and many other people around the world. The students played a major role in this project and now teach the visitors about the Holocaust.
I feel that this project allowed the students and the community to think about the prejudices that they have and helped some to change their ways. This film is a wonderful example of how people can change and change can come about because of education. I have included a link about the Paper Clips Project. http://blog.iamequalproject.org/paper-clips-project/
This is my first blog ever so please be kind. This blog has been created so that I can share my experiences in the Social Studies class I am taking at IUSB. I want to start out by sharing my thoughts about the documentary I watched called Paper Clips.This movie is about a middle school in rural Tennessee that began a study on the Holocaust. The students learned that 6 million Jews were murdered by Hitler and his Nazi soldiers. The students were having a difficult time comprehending the number 6 million so they tried to come up with a visual representation of what it would look like. They did some research and found out that the paper clip was used by the Norwegians as a symbol of resistance to the Nazi's. From then on the students began to collect paperclips to represent the 6 million Jews that were murdered. They ended up making a monument with a rail car that was used to transport the Jews to the concentration camp.It is filled with 11 million paper clips and memorabilia sent to them by the Holocaust survivors, victims family, and many other people around the world. The students played a major role in this project and now teach the visitors about the Holocaust.
I feel that this project allowed the students and the community to think about the prejudices that they have and helped some to change their ways. This film is a wonderful example of how people can change and change can come about because of education. I have included a link about the Paper Clips Project. http://blog.iamequalproject.org/paper-clips-project/
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