Thoughts on Humanities 2

Philosophy & Government

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas

Our school year is closing, and the development of our students, in the humanities, is worth taking a look.  Students should develop the philosophical and governmental components which are part of humanities.  This school year, our students should have develop these two aspects which are beneficial to those who know and understand them.  Students should be able to demonstrate their own thoughts and ideas as well as present them by sharing them with others.  With student growth in philosophy and government, the student can demonstrate they are preparing themselves for the challenges that lay ahead.

Humanities

Humanities can be defined as the roots that grow within humans, whose branches expand to form a plant.  Human activity and interaction can be understood through the study of humanities.  Our understanding of these activities and interactions can be helpful in educating our students to become better learners.  By learning how people act and interact, we can learn what is good for the development of students.  The humanities are composed of many aspects, each reflective of human thought, and the effect it has had throughout the development of societies.  Philosophy and government are two important aspects for students to learn and develop.

Philosophy

Students should be thinkers who use what they have learned and study to become better students, and share their thoughts with others so they may benefit from what they have learned.  Philosophy is a love of learning that students should develop as they accumulate knowledge and understanding.  By demonstrating that they understand the knowledge they have accumulated, students show their philosophies.  Each student will develop a unique philosophy based on their own interpretation of what they learn.  Their philosophies should be as solid and firm as their knowledge and understanding are.  Philosophy is beneficial for the development of students as learners, because it can help develop a love of learning that allows them to become better students.

Government

From the time we are born, we come to know that there are those who are older that us.  They were born before us, and as a result they are older than us.  But as we grow, we learn that we have a place between those who are older that us, as well as those who are born after us, and are therefore younger than us.  Time teaches us that as time passes, those who are older than us begins to dwindle, and those who are younger that us begins to grow.  Yet us, those older than us, and those younger than us, can see the need to have guidance.  This guidance is demonstrated by humans in the form of government.  People can agree to be lead, and people can agree to the direction in which they will be led, and in doing so, people agree to be governed.  Demonstrating an understanding of government shows that our students know that leadership from the individual, to the classroom, to the school, and the world is needed to provide guidance and stability.

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Thoughts on Humanities

History & Culture

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas

The closing of the school year is approaching and it worth taking a look at the humanities development of our students.  We begin by focusing on the historical and cultural development which has taken place so far this year.  Starting with defining Humanities, History, and Culture, and ending with the application and demonstration of the knowledge gained by the learners; educators can measure the progress students have made in the classroom, and this will be helpful in preparing both learners and educators for the summer and into the next year school year.

Humanities

To define humanities we need but to look at the root word: Human.  Humans are the root of humanities.  Student development in the humanities allows our learners to understand human activity and interaction.  We acquire our understanding of human activities and interactions through the study of humanities.  As educators we experience the need to develop good humanistic skills by being present in our classrooms.  We see first hand the development of student interaction and student activity in our classrooms.  As educators, we hope that the development of students in our classrooms allows them to become better learners. 

History

History is everything that has taken place from the beginning up until now.  History is remembered, recorded, and retold today, so that we may see what could come tomorrow.  History prepares us for the future.  History allows students to learn of the events that have taken place throughout time.  How we as humans have come to have a global influence, and how that influence flows from the most remote parts of the globe.  We learn from what we have experienced, we learn from what we have lived through.  The development of historical knowledge by our students leads to a better understanding of our standing, as humans, in the world.

Culture

Culture is constructed from the commonalities that humans agree to hang on to.  Humans have constructed cultures of various sizes, in many places, at different periods of time.  Cultures can be constructed on a single agreeable commonality, or multiple agreeable commonalities.  Throughout time cultures have been constructed and destroyed, forgotten and found, preserved and protected.  Culture can bind humans together and allow them to develop great civilizations.  Culture can also lead to conflict where there can be no establishment of communication.  Cultures with clear lines of communication tend to demonstrate success, and this should be demonstrated in our students ability to communicate as a group whose commonality is to learn.

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Thanksgiving Week

Thanksgiving 2012

Weekly Schedule

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas

This week we celebrate Thanksgiving Day here, in the United States.  It falls in November, during fall season, when harvest takes place.  MRCR™ Education joins the celebration of this week by presenting its theme of "Thanksgiving Holiday".  We also thank those of you, who have been reading these posts and visiting these pages, as we continue to share our thoughts and ideas, with you, on education.

On the eve of Thanksgiving Day (Wednesday) we are going to post our thoughts on the many meanings that this holiday holds for us.  From its origin, history, and traditions, this holiday can present to us, as educators, with a series of lessons that we can design, teach, and learn as we share them with our students, colleagues, and families.

We will also be taking a break as we spend time with friends and family to reflect, while also developing STEAM Education presentations to be shared with the public at upcoming events.  December we will look back at the first three months of education, current level assessment, and the - year end / look ahead - as 2012 comes to a close and 2013 begins a new year.

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