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#Home Learning Task

Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 6:48 PM

Okay from the MIT test, I found out that I am both intrapersonal and interpersonal. Thus, without further ado, let me begin the assignment!

Intrapersonal

The question i chose is : "Who would you want to be friends with in the novel?"

The person I chose will be Judge Taylor. By being friends with him, I want to know whether he is actually, bluntly put, racist. I want to know whether he actually is fair towards blacks too like in the case of Tom Robinson, but due to societal pressure, he has chosen to go with the norm and be biased and unfair. By being friends with him, I also hope to have a taste of what life as a judge in Maycomb is all about. Especially when there are cases involving blacks. How does Judge Taylor actually respond to them? I hope to be able to know how tough life can be to be a judge in a predominantly racist Maycomb. I also want to seek his personal character, know about his moral values and also why he chose to be a judge in Maycomb, cause in my opinion there is no need for a judge at all. Is a Judge like Mr Taylor just a icon? Just a figure sitting before the audience and witnesses and panel, wielding a gavel? I will also want to learn from him how to cope with racial prejudice in Maycomb, how does he actually resist the temptation of falling to the "dark" side of racism and keep himself straight and just and upright and fair.

Interpersonal

Question: "Conduct a interview with a friend or family member. Find out from their POV on prejudice and discrimination. Either record the interview or write out the interview transcript."

Let the interview commence!

Me: Do you think that prejudice and discrimination exists in our society?"

Friend: Yes, I think so.

Me: Can you give me some examples of prejudice and discrimination in our present day lives?"

Friend: I can't think of any right now

Me: So do you mean that prejudice and discrimination exists more in the European countries?

Friend: I think that as long as there are humans there will be prejudice.

Me: What disadvantages or advantages (*Ahem*) does prejudice and discrimination bring to our society?

Friend: Suprisingly, I thought of a advantage! The advantage would be the victims of discrimination would be spurred to do better or at least fit in with the norms of society.

Me: Okay... Sounds logical

Friend: The disadvantage of the presence of prejudice and discrimination is that our society will be adverselydisillusioned and we are portraying our society to be a unfair and one that is unstable and unfit for people of all races to stay in.

Me: Ok, thanks!

Throughout this short interview my friend has chosen to stay anoymous. However, despite his anoymity, i hope that you readers will gain something from him!

#Multiple Intelligences Test!

Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 9:48 PM

Hi readers!

I just completed the MIT test, short for multiple intelligences test, and basically this test is to kind of tell us our learning style. Yep, and our LA teacher is also going to carry out differentiated learning, which means she teaches or gives assignments in accordance to our learning style.

So, guess what? I am a intra-personal learner! Yeps, that is right. That means i am "myself smart."

Actually, I am not too sure about what intrapersonal really means, so i kind of checked it up and it means that: "Existing or occurring within the individual self or mind." So maybe I am that kind of person who will do better individually? Or I guess I can fare better doing things myself than in a group. However, up to this point, I would like to argue that despite me being intrapersonal, I still enjoy being in a group as only there will you be exposed to different people's knowledge about a certain concept. Brainstorming for new ideas will also become a breeze! Well, frankly speaking however, i do admit that i am kind of a soloist. So, we shall just see what will happen during differentiated learning! But I guess one shortcoming that I can foresee coming would be having to do assignments regarding "myself". Like the questions will be about "Who will you choose to be in _______ if you had the choice?" OR "If you had the chance to get to know someone better, who will that someone be?" and many more.