If I had to write about an ideal future for me, I would say that I'd like actually two kinds of pararell futures, hahaha. So I'm going to write about them both. Mmm... thinking about that, in five years from now I'll be about 25 years old.
A first idea, that in fact that`s precisaly what i want to do in my life (but I'm not sure) is to travel to Europe for having a superior studying of arts (the ideal location would be Tuscany) for a few years. I'll stay a few years in there, but then maybe I'd go back to my country... or maybe not, who knows. I hope to have the sufficient money to live a calm life in that subject, and over all, I hope that this money would be earned by at least a few of my future art works. I want to be an independent artist, therefore, anda obviously, recognized. But I know that I have to work hard for that!
On the other hand, in mi most householder side, I imagine that I'll be, at that time, received from my career, living on my own in the center of Santiago (because the truth is I live far, and my adress in some cases is a problem) with a boyfriend of mine, both creating art xD, so the apartment would be big for our artistic need, like a workshop and a home at the same time, very similar to the apartment of the main character of the movie "Blow Up" who was a photographer (I loved that movie, very 60's stylish). But an important thing, both of us making works of that we want and we love to do. In the academic situation I will be working and making equally kinds of superior studyings, but lighter, like more courses of painting, or photography classes, seminars, etc. I hope to get the time for those projects!
Well, these are my happy dreams, I wish that both futures where written like in this blog and I had only to choose one. That would be wonderful. But -and i hope I'm not still dreaming- if I really want that and I'm able to see things in the realistic way, I think I can obtain a future similar to this. Like Obama's slogan.
jueves, 11 de junio de 2009
martes, 2 de junio de 2009
The Meaning of Knowledge
Hi. Today I have to wright about Ken Robinson's talk.
To be honest, I totally agree with this man. Although the speech was in fact very persuasive and charming, his point of view, within information and proofs from another sources, is quite right for me and true.
I think that the bottom of this problem arises from the idea of education since the 19th century. Don't forget that in those days the main objective was work and the production of industry more and more every day. It is easy to understand why the world wide system put in an education method the most "useful" subjects (in a certain way) on the top. They needed people able to work and to obey. Of course that an artist would not fit in that world, specially if we mend to the function of the artist in that time: the professionals were practically independent workers and their creations were the most for culture and recreation.
The thing is, that education system wasn't always like this. At least, in the ancient Greece, teachment was about all kind of knowledge, that included science, mathematics, literature, sports and also dance, music, even cooking, etc. because not only the mind has to learn things, but the whole body (like Robinson saying about the function of body only for transportation for the head). And that is a strong reason of the decrease of our creativity: all we do in thirteen years of school is to sit in a chair and listen and follow instructions. Just like a machine. Created by another men. Maybe this could be a transformation of the human being into a machine, like once was the personification while the machine was being created. With a system like that is so much easy to have a control.
Well... closing the chat, I found very interesting what he said about mistakes. They actually need to be observed, instead of being eliminated, and also punish people for doing them. Mistakes not always are bad ideas. I think that a solution for this could be that schools would do more open tasks, in wich kids can use their imagination. And every different offer should be allowed to do. Using this method, maybe not everyone find the artist inside, like Picasso says, but the children a few years later might have their mind clearer to figure out what to do in the future, instead of studying any career only because someone said so.
Mr. Robinson speaks only about the school. Maybe school is not the whole problem, but the world today. But one thing is true: that school and education is really the root of the situation. Because with kids without any tool of the knowledge of creativity and diversity, we have later adults that can't do nothing about it.
To be honest, I totally agree with this man. Although the speech was in fact very persuasive and charming, his point of view, within information and proofs from another sources, is quite right for me and true.
I think that the bottom of this problem arises from the idea of education since the 19th century. Don't forget that in those days the main objective was work and the production of industry more and more every day. It is easy to understand why the world wide system put in an education method the most "useful" subjects (in a certain way) on the top. They needed people able to work and to obey. Of course that an artist would not fit in that world, specially if we mend to the function of the artist in that time: the professionals were practically independent workers and their creations were the most for culture and recreation.
The thing is, that education system wasn't always like this. At least, in the ancient Greece, teachment was about all kind of knowledge, that included science, mathematics, literature, sports and also dance, music, even cooking, etc. because not only the mind has to learn things, but the whole body (like Robinson saying about the function of body only for transportation for the head). And that is a strong reason of the decrease of our creativity: all we do in thirteen years of school is to sit in a chair and listen and follow instructions. Just like a machine. Created by another men. Maybe this could be a transformation of the human being into a machine, like once was the personification while the machine was being created. With a system like that is so much easy to have a control.
Well... closing the chat, I found very interesting what he said about mistakes. They actually need to be observed, instead of being eliminated, and also punish people for doing them. Mistakes not always are bad ideas. I think that a solution for this could be that schools would do more open tasks, in wich kids can use their imagination. And every different offer should be allowed to do. Using this method, maybe not everyone find the artist inside, like Picasso says, but the children a few years later might have their mind clearer to figure out what to do in the future, instead of studying any career only because someone said so.
Mr. Robinson speaks only about the school. Maybe school is not the whole problem, but the world today. But one thing is true: that school and education is really the root of the situation. Because with kids without any tool of the knowledge of creativity and diversity, we have later adults that can't do nothing about it.
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