Sunday, May 18, 2014

Class #10 Followup: Collages and Manifesto

If you did not attend class on the 12th and did not form a new end-of-the-world society in groups, your task is to write a personal manifesto, either one that represents your beliefs, style, vision of the world, or one that is completely absurd and makes crazy incorrect statements about you .  (also get filled in on the final project by watching the in-class lecture below. You will join one of the existing groups WHEN you come to class next week

Since I have missed the class on 12th due to medical reasons, I will write a personal manifesto. I am a very conservative, little bit too uptight and very disciplined about my life as my friends and sisters say. Personally, I don't like drinking, smoking and partying. I am more of a homebody who enjoys staying home, watching movies and drinking coffee. For me, when I was in high school, I was appalled and shocked by how the teenagers act towards the teachers as well as their carefree nature when it comes to teenage pregnancy, drugs and cutting classes. This kind of made me ponder "Why are we so liberal? Are we misusing the liberty given to us by the government?" Is it me who is only thinking like this? I came from a very strict Tibetan school so my thoughts could be biased. However, when I asked my friends who were brought up in New York, they also agreed with me. I will create a personal manifesto on how the teenagers should learn how to behave without disrespecting others on school grounds.
  • No smoking and drugs on the campus. "Not cool"
  • No fighting in the hallway. "Dangerous" 
  • No weapons allowed in the school. "Illegal"
  • No PDA in the hallway and the stairways. "Get a room"
  • No walking out of the classroom. "Disrespectful"
  • No Phones during class. "Inconsiderate"
  • No copying during the test. "Pathetic"

1 comment:

  1. Very thoughtful writeup of your experiences in the NYC public school system. These are problems that I hear from alot of people, and it's hard to target the underlying reasons. I'm always impressed when I see students who are able to make it through this system and still excel in the classroom on the college level.

    I think your manifesto rules are very thoughtful and can generate alot of great discussion.
    (A)

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