humanities 10 |
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In this course, we will work together to explore theories that shape our understanding of ourselves and of the world around us, and to deepen our knowledge of how we work to construct our selves and our world around us. In 10th grade Humanities, we turn our gaze increasingly outward. We look at our own experiences, but then aim to put those experiences in a larger societal context. My ultimate goal for you this year is that you become a more beautiful and polished reader, a more confident reader, a more compassionate person, and a more critical and complex thinker.
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And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds Are immune to your consultations Tbey're quite aware of what they're goin' through -David Bowie |
Adolescents are often depicted in largely negative ways in our society- they are spoken of dismissively, characterized as troublemakers, and their choices, values, and opinions are often scoffed at by adults. Research, however, shows us that adolescence is a crucially important time in life, when vast changes are happening in the body, brain, and identity—changes that shape the person to come for the rest of their lives. Adolescence can be turbulent, but it is also a time of enormous potential and great complexity. We are going to explore this complexity through the lens of developmental psychology to try to shed light on who you are, why, and how the work you do in adolescence can shape who you become in the years to come.
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Everything will be all right - you know when? When people, just people, stop thinking of the United Nations as a weird Picasso abstraction and see it as a drawing they made themselves. -Dag Hammarskjold
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Since it's creation after World War II, the United Nations has always been a lightning rod for criticism and for hope. Criticized by many for being bureaucratic and ineffective, the fact remains that the UN is one of the only truly global institutions we have that is focused on trying to make the world a better place. In this project, you will take on the roles of individual nations to try to solve some of the world's most current and pressing issues through the United Nations. You will be tasked with taking on the perspective of your nation and advocating for it's interests, while also attempting to pass real and lasting resolutions that will lead to a more just and peaceful world. The world is full of problems, and we want you to be the kind of people who seek to solve them.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth. -Jean Cocteau
Poetry is the priest of the invisible. -Wallace Stevens |
Words have power. Power to describe, to move, to change, to inspire, to obfuscate, to wound, to heal. No art form is so centered on the power of words as poetry. In our final project together, we will explore the jungles and deserts of poets, learning to read and interpret what is often seen as a mystifying tangle of syllables. Then we will turn our hands to seeking liberation through poetry and performance, bringing to our community words to carry with them beyond the walls of our school.
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