The Big Thinking And The College Promise
"The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION." Big Thinking & the College Promise. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014
"The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION." There Is No Education Without the Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
- The Authors Purpose
- There is a difference between merely getting by and striving for new knowledge. Students are hungry for new ideas and need more opportunities.
- Key Points
- Critical thinking classes shouldn't just be for summer enrichment. These classes are focused on "Literary aspects of Plato, Aristotle, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke."
- This article is not just about the knowledge hungry students, its about ALL students.
- Critical thinking skills should be a priority in college curriculum.
- Students are the future "Enlightened caretakers"
- The evidence used in this article was C.J Westerberg's observation of the critical thinking classes held over the summer, They payed close attention and soaked everything in, she told.
- These classes that are often looked over are critical to the learning of students and if we pay closer attention to these classes they could become the next SAT question.
- Who are the authors?
- Frank Bruni is a american journalist who studies many different aspects of college life and students thought process.
- C.J Westerberg is a Harvard professor and the author of The Daily RIFF.
- Authors Purpose
- The best education facilitates artistic voice and creative habits of mind. To be in science class and not think, its about memorization entirely but to imagine its applications.
- Key Points
- We need to reinvest in the arts education.
- Art has shown to cause movement to the brain. Help the feelings of freedom and good vibes.
- Not private music lessons for everyone but "a way of educating that involves artistic sensibilities"
- We have to teach students to use there ability to re-assess and imagine rather then memorize and skim over words.
- Awaken the spark that makes learning possible, the type of thinking that 'the arts' facilitate.
- Woetzel's main argument in this article is how art facilitates the learning of everything else, he has seen this with many scientific studies and personal experiences.
- Who wrote this?
- Damian Woetzel is a retired principal dancer. He is also the director of arts programs for the Aspen Institute. He has many years of experience with art students and their work.
"The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION." Big Thinking & the College Promise. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014
"The Daily Riff - BE SMARTER. ABOUT EDUCATION." There Is No Education Without the Arts. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.