Quote 1: "To succeed in this class, you have to think”

 

This quote stuck out to me because it is so true. In class if you just sit there and not really put your mind to work, what is being talked about in class then you won’t really learn anything. You have to think about the subjects and put them into your own words and try and figure out what things mean to you. Putting your mind to something and thinking about it with other people is the best way to learn and succeed.

 

Quote 2: “AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION in any media literacy course, I came to realize, is using programs the kids watch as texts for study.”

 

I think this is so true for a media course. Just like using familiar texts in an English literacy test, using familiar film is also very important or students because they learn better and it makes it easier for them to “read” information with familiar information. So I do agree with this quote because using something that all your students know and watch, is something they all can relate to, making learning easier. 

 

Quote 3:” Since I have no textbooks or state guidelines for the class, I am not bound to present a certain amount of material, or even to cover particular areas of content. If a sudden current begins to pull my students in an unexpected direction, the course gives me the flexibility to flow with it.”

 

I love this quote, because this is a great way for a class to go in a course like this. A course like this has so many things that could be covered so having a certain amount of material that you need to cover would be hard and almost restricting to the students learning because each class could relate to a certain topic better than another class. So having the freedom to do that is something that I think is essential to this kind of course.

 

Quote 4: “The idea for the Media Studies course had evolved out of another idea-an after-school video production crew”

 

I think this quote does a good job showing the thinking about media courses, and the stereotypes that go with it. Most people think that a Media Studies course is just an excuse for students to watch movies and not do work, when actually the students are learning from the videos and using them to relate to everyday life. 

 

Question 1: How can we get rid of these stereotypes about Media Studies courses?

 

Question 2: How can we make sure that more students are offered a class like this?

 

Relation 1: My first relation is just about the whole reading in general. I wish that I had been offered a class like this because I think it would have been very interesting. I also think that I learn better by movies and any kind of film sometimes and being able to take it and relate it to a school course would be pretty awesome. That’s why one of my questions is how can we make it a course that more students are offered.

 

Relation 2: My second relation is about my last quote. I think that the reason more schools don’t offer a class like this is because that most people think that it is an excuse for teachers to be lazy and just watch movies. After reading this article though I think that most people would see that it’s not true and that the students love it and thrive off of it. I know I was affected by people not wanting to have a class like that in my high school and I wish I had been able to take a class like this.