1st Essay Proposal with Bibliography

When rock n’ roll first came into focus, parents considered it the devil’s music. This was mostly because the parents of that generation found the music loud, abrasive, and unlikeable. To them the loud guitar riffs and ear deafening bass sounded like some sort of new evil noise. The same might be said for electronic music today, where the synths and progression of the tracks sound weird and the bass is overwhelming, even by rock standards. Electronic music is attracting young people in hoards, and music festivals centered solely on “EDM” or electronic dance music is on the rise in America. This trend is delayed in many people’s opinion, as EDM has been huge in Europe since the early 90’s.

Response #5: Restructuring Our Education

In my past response I touched on an RSA Animation of Ken Robinson’s speech on “Changing Education Paradigms”. After this we were told to read this next article, and plug it into play with what we have already talked about.

Education and the Structural Crisis of Capital

I have already mentioned how industrial the education system is in America and how important standardized testing is to this system. Standardized testing can be imagined as the make or break factor for education. The scores students and a school makes on standardized testing determine how much money a school will receive in the next year, and together ranks county’s against other counties, and then on up from state to state.  Students also are individually pressured by these tests. The format is not unlike the ACT or SAT tests. They are barely rewarded for doing well, as a good score only tells the student what is next for them in this outdated system.

Response #4: Animating Our Education System

In class we watched an 11 minute clip about “Changing the Paradigms of Education” by RSA animate, which I’ve included in this post. I for one can get bored quickly during lectures so to me this is a great idea. To summarize what it is, it’s an animation for Ken Robinson’s speech and it helps give visual aide to what is discussed during the speech. The animation is spot on and synched perfectly with his words, making it very understandable. I actually had to watch it a few times and I’m sure there is still much I have missed, it covers quite a bit of ground in a few short minutes.