I feel that for a long time identity has been a personal concept rather then a group concept. It is great for children to work on who they are as a person and how they view themselves. Now in 2009 I feel it is also important for children to assess who they are as a class, as a school, as a generation.
In class we discussed systematic thinking and organization. They way we do things shows something about us. In the art piece that I presented, " Pedestrian" we see how humans move and interact in accordance with each other. Not only that, but we see the viewers of the art piece, interacting with it on another level. They become the birds eye view, the observer of the "system" that we all live in.
I think that a lot could come out of this in a classroom, Such as: Class projects in which the children have to work together and create a common language for the classroom, small group projects, asking questions, thinking about the present and the future, etc. It's definitely an idea I'm excited to explore.
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