A great thing about this class is that we have Fridays off because we have occasional night classes. Ideally I shouldn’t be blogging right now–we have a 6-8 page play due on Monday, and I have no idea what I’m going to write about. So far my ideas have included the tale of a man …
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Taking a theatre class is very similar to how I imagine group therapy. Almost every class I’ve ever taken as a theatre major has begun with a little spiel about how we’re now in an “open environment,” how we’re trying new things and we all need to be sensitive to how vulnerable we’re becoming. In …
I think I speak for all (or at least most) of my classmates when I say that Documentary Filmmaking has challenged me more than I imagined and has taught me more than I could have anticipated. For the week and a half, and particularly the last four days, we have gone into overdrive working on our …
Mock in-class interview So ends Week Two! This week in documentary filmmaking, we focused on the delicate art of interviewing subjects: something we all need to master (to some degree) for our final project. Including the practical elements of how to light your subject most effectively and how to record sound using a few …
Hello! I am taking Documentary Filmmaking, a block centered around the creative and technical approaches to making documentaries, taught by alum Doug Pray (a documentary filmmaker himself). After a packed week, I’m excited to share some of the many tips, ideas, and artistic lessons I have already absorbed. My favorite assignment we did this week …
Greetings, I don’t usually blog, but I feel morally obligated to promote the half block I am currently in, Personal Financial Planning, and what better way to tackle promotion than through the written word? I want everyone to know how smitten I am with this class. Normally I find myself enrolled in humanities classes—specifically English—but …
Apologies for being out of touch, friends. Things have been busy as the term came to an end. Now Oxford is filled with young interviewees seeking admission to the University, and I am leaving to explore France and other parts of the UK. As a side note, admission to Oxford basically comes down to two …
For those of you who don’t know, Colorado is currently undergoing a massive educational reform (or, at least it’s trying). Here are some scary statistics (and if you don’t believe me, look ’em up): *The average cost of educating one child annually is nearly $13,000 *District 11 (here, in Colorado Springs) is suffering from a lack …
I’m currently taking the class Frameworks in American Education with Mike Taber (who is incredible, by the way). Today we brought up the idea of the new paradigm. That is, we discussed in class possible paper ideas where we propose a shift or change in the American educational system. One of the ideas that came up …
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The Shumei International Institute is a spiritual center founded on the philosophy of Mokichi Okada that people are world citizens able to act for the common good. Although simplified, the way I understood the institute is a celebration of beauty to make the world a better place. The architecture is amazing. Clean, simple lines enhance …
