Assignment 7:Shifting the Paradigm

 After reading "Shifting the Paradigm", I have to say that I absolutely agree that things in the education system needs to change! As a victim of the system myself, constantly bullied and ignored, I had suffered relentlessly and felt less than human. Schools tend to focus more on memorizing the material rather than teaching students about the material itself. And that even doesn't begin to mention the lack of future skills needed later in life. Most places won't really care about your past in education anyway, so why should we care about it? I think it would be amazing to teach students more positive thing in life, improve their current skills and teach them important skills for later in life. If kids are taught how to problem solve and creativity, they can make a good impact on the future. If the main problem is money, then that is not a real problem as kindness does not need a paycheck and cash. Money isn't everything and shouldn't be considered everything. Assets can be added in the curriculum, problem solved. 

The only connection that I can make here would be YouTube, as there are tons of videos stating the main problems in school. Lots of people talk about their problems, as well as some of my own problems that I had in school (I don't have a channel, just some comparisons). Because there's a lot of videos talking about this, I'll just use the main app itself. Just look up "Problems in school" or something and you'll find what I mean.

Assignment 6: Breath

 I have never really watched/listen to "In The Heights", but I do know what it is. It's a musical/stage play made by Lin Manuel Maranda, the same man who made "Hamilton". As for the song itself, "Breath", I felt a lot of emotions when I was listening to it. It was mainly about a girl named Nina, who was packing up to go home, trying to calm herself down after she couldn't handle college that well. During the song, she is upset and is worried how her neighbor hood will react to her going back home after doing so much to get into her current position. Nina fears disappointing everyone she knows and loves, including her parents. When the song starts, it's slow and easy to follow. As the song goes on, it gets more chaotic and loud. The same way Nina's feelings are being portrayed, as this is her song. In the background however, there are Spanish speakers telling her that "it's ok, just breath", hence the name of the song. Nina is so worked up that she can't think straight, and she just needs to breath. It's a good song. This reminds me of me in a way, I don't want to disappoint my family for not being able to keep up that I tend to forget to breath. Nina is like me in a way. I also had to drop out of a college at one point because I wasn't actually learning anything (not this one, but I didn't get very far) and now I'm trying again with a job as well. I am so busy that I can't hang out with friends some times. 

As for a real world connection: Can I make it to "Hamilton"? It's another play/album made by the same man, Lin Manuel Maranda. My sister used to live this when she first heard it. I think she still does now, albeit not as much.