So this week in English we did this game called "Pass the Picture" (I don't remember the actual name). But anyways, this game is where we have a picture in front of us and we look at it and write something about it. It can be something we see/don't, what we feel is represented, or anything that is worth noting. Then after about 30 seconds, we pass off the picture to see what others say. We did this about 15 times and then we got our original picture back and were able to see what everyone else thought about our picture. There are many things that I think we can take out of this assignment not only in a real life situation, but in an English environment as well. In a real life situation, i can see this as being what others can think of you or the situation you are involved in. The way you carry yourself can play a big part in how others view you especially if they do not know you that well. It's a hard thing to view something when you have no idea what is going on a make your own assumptions about it; however, i feel that we do this all of the time. Not only do we do it, but we are usually wrong. Why do we judge and place labels? I don't know is that is because of how society is or what, but i think it is a bad quality that we have. Sorry i kinda got off topic there. But back to English. I am not really to sure where we were going with this assignment and I am not sure how this plays into the idea of learning with technology. This might be something that is completely new or maybe Lacy will tie it into a later lesson, but i think it will be interesting where she goes with this.
Really interesting point you brought up here. How we were judging these pictures, is how people may judge us in real life. Facial expressions, clothes, etc. all tie into it. Like with these movie stills, there were some I'd never even heard of before, but I still made assumptions about them.
ReplyDeleteWe do make assumptions/judging so much that it is normal in today's society. Just by looking at someone's facial expressions we judge them. It can be a good thing but most of the time it's a bad trait.
ReplyDeleteYes, I can definitely see where you are going with this and I agree. Far too often, we "judge a book by its cover" if you will. I had never seen some of the tv shows and movies in this activity but still made assumptions about them. It is the same way outside the classroom and in real life situations. People judge others before learning about them, judge movies before seeing them, etc. When dealing with things like this, I think we need to look at the big picture and not be so quick to make assumptions about certain things.
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