Author: Ruth Merisier

The Banking Model/Concept

The Banking Model or Concept was created by Paulo Friere. The Banking Model/Concept is a education method that basically says that teachers teach and students listen. This empowers the teachers because it gives them a boost of confidence when they’re portraying their knowledge to the students. The banking concept unfortunately disempowers students tremendously. With this concept students are shown as people who don’t know anything and that the only way to know something is through the profound knowledge of the teachers. The banking model also degrades students in expressing their creative sides. This model was created as a way for teachers to feel as if they knew everything in the world and that students couldn’t teach them anything else.

Throughout all my years of schooling, I’ve had at least one teacher whose a prime example of the banking model/concept. These teachers knew what they were talking about but had little to no interest in what the other students had to say. I would look around the classroom and all of the other students were either buried in a book, on their phones, daydreaming, or sleeping. The pros about this was that I didn’t have to participate and that it made the lessons go faster. Unfortunately, this hindered the other students who actually had input on what the teacher was talking about. Due to the inactive participation of the students, it made me hate the sound of my teacher’s voice. Everything that I’ve learned so far in school was based on the knowledge of both students and teachers. Learning never stops no matter if you’re a teacher or a student. There are many things that we can learn from each other despite the fact that one is an educator and one isn’t.

Art Story

Art is all around us. In our homes, schools, work, and even outside. Many people buy different forms of art in order to match their personalities or to represent something important to them. For example, some may purchase a self portrait of themselves while some may purchase a painting of something that has to do with traditions and beliefs. Just like singing and dancing, art can be a way of someone expressing how they feel. Art comes in many styles such as paintings,  drawings, sculpting, and more.

Art to me represents history. As time changes, the style of how art is depicted changes as well. The time periods changes how people express themselves through art. For instance, the time period of the Middle Ages has completely different art compared to the period of the Renaissance.

Art fits into my life because in New York City, there is art everywhere. From murals to tattoos to even graffiti, can all be seen in NYC. Since New York City is a very diverse city, there are many museums that one can go to learn and see more about art and the changes that goes on throughout the many time periods. In this class, I would like to learn more about how art has changed over the years. I would also like to learn about the different vocabulary that are used in order to describe art.

How to Post a Blog

Before posting a blog you have to log into to your Commons account. Type in your username and password and press “Log In” at the bottom. Once you’re in, scroll the mouse up until you see “Fall 2018 Art 1010”. Then, on the left hand side you’re going to look for a word that says “Site”. Click on it and it should bring you to a site fill with different kinds of art in the background. Make sure to press ” 9:30 AM Class MW“!

To post on this site, use the mouse to go up until you see the word “New”. Once you reached the word, click on the word “Post”.  When you click on “post”, you can type as many words as you like. Using this is the same as using Microsoft Word or Google Docs (those are other word documents were people type up their assignments). There are many tools you can use that will help you write your blog post neater. You can add many links including pictures, videos, and even music.

To upload any music, pictures, or videos, bring the mouse up and look for “Add Media”. When you see “Add Media” click on it. It should bring to a page that can allow you to make your own gallery for pictures (a gallery is where all your pictures are stored) and make your own separate video or audio playlists (a playlist is a list in where all your videos and audio are located).

Once you’re completely done with your assignment, go down to categories and click on the box next to ” 9:30 AM Class” (a check should appear once you clicked the box). Then you roll the mouse up until you see “Tags”. Press on the box and type in “Blog Post 1: How to Post”. When you’re finished, press “Add”. Reread your work to make sure there aren’t any errors. When you’ve gone over your work, scroll the mouse down and click on a blue button that says “Publish”.