Week Two Reading: Teaching to Transgress by bell hooks ( yup, no caps in that name! )
Often college reading assignments can be a bit dull but thats not the case in SCU 300. Here we only get the best: bell hooks. bell hooks had me marking orange highlighter all over this campus copy packet and adding specially cut post-it notes to emphasize the epitome.
So whats the main point?
* teachers should take a personal interest in their students and be excited about what they're bringing to the class. say maybe by rolling up to that school in a bus.
* education should not be: "memorizing information and regurgitating it...gaining knowledge that could be deposited, stored and used at a later date..."
* students should feel that their voice is important, that their contribution is equally valued and that they have a right to challenge the norms.
Some of these points you and I may take for granted. So right now I want you to think of your best educational experience. Your favorite teacher, class or chemistry lab accident. I'm willing to bet that these simple values were part of that experience. We of M-Lab are here to help build those moments... in the form of an RV.
With local high schools lacking the space and in some cases the ability to afford up-to-date technology, our RV has a purpose. We want to create an environment that makes learning more personal and certainly unique. We envision M-Lab to be an art gallery, a library, a teaching center, a space for creativity on wheels. It may not look like this just yet but no worries. We've got a plan.
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