Monday's topic was on 'Class Issues', which I found to be extremely interesting. Everyone participated in an open discussion on various television shows and movies that individuals in society fantasize/idealize about being similar to (e.g being overly wealthy, having a huge house, multiple cars, etc.). Some of the common television shows that were discussed in class were 90210, One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, Desperate Housewives and Entourage. One aspect that was dscussed was the fact that while most people fantasize about having similar lives to these characters on TV, there is also a dark side that people may not see to the wealth that is depicted on television - most of the characters are upset and unhappy, and most of the teens are either on drugs, heavily depressed, or drink heavy amounts of alcohol.
With this in mind, it is extremely important for future educators to become more aware of the media and it's potential negative effects on children/adolescents of the present and future.
Also, during our lab on Monday, the class was taught how to make photo albums by using a website called 'Bubble share'...I think this site is extremely useful, and will no doubt use it again in the future.
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