Session 2 - March 7 afternoon (dube: early east asia, chinese philosophy)

[Mario Ruiz]

I also love a great origin story. Growing up, I read a lot of comic books and my absolute favorite stories were the origin stories of heroes and villains. Like Chad noted above, Japan's origin story gave insight into how and why Japan is the way that it is. Clay, you brought up a great question about why are these stories retold and it got me to thinking, "Are origin stories always told the same way or are they often shaped, edited, and revised so the new origin story will present different values and ethics that the characters will possess?"

[Mario Ruiz]

Hey Meghann,

I think that would be a great idea for your third graders. One thing I like to do when creating lesson plans for my students is I try to include ways for my students to provide responses through one of their seven intelligences. The theory of Gardner's seven intelligences is that everyone possesses different forms of inteeligences that can include musical intelligence, visual/spatial intelligence, and logical-mathematical intelligence. Maybe the students could pick an intelligence and a philosophy and express that philosophy through that intelligence? Maybe write a song about legalism, create a work of art  for daoism, or provide intrapersonal characteristics for Confuscianism. 

[Betsy Ures]

I have also shared that experience of teaching a new grade level and having to "fly the plane while its being built" in terms of developing new knowledge. I have been supported students at my school that are from Korea and Cambodia. I have been able to develop more of an understanding of Korean culture, values, and history in this forum. Now I want to explore moe about Cambodian history and culture.

[Alma Ochoa]

Cynthia, I totally agree with you.  I think it is extremely important for not only students but for everyone to ask questions and to want to find out the truth on both sides of any event that is a point of interest.  As far as using social media it is very unfortunate that many do treat it as a primary source of information even though the way social media exposes and releases information now a days is more like propaganda rather than actual journalistic factual information.  Seeking the truth on both sides of any story is extremely important not only to be able to learn how something happen but why.

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