4c – Classmate Reflection on Assignment Three

1. Who is your classmate, what is the component category, what is the name of the choice?
EXAMPLE classmate Liz, component a World Cities, San Francisco...

The classmate web log that I used for comparing and contrasting for this assignment was Rhianon's. We both did the 3a assignment on world cities for one of the component categories and chose San Francisco as one of the cities for that particular assignment. The name of the choice was 3a world cities.

Rhianon's Web Log URL - http://rhianonlarson.blogspot.com/

2. What is something similar this classmate said about the choice?
EXAMPLE Liz and I both focussed on blank

Something similar that we said about our choice of San Francisco concerns the city's connection to the study of humanities. We both came to the conclusion that comparing and contrasting two different cities (for an example, comparing San Francisco with New York City) can provide invaluable information. Such an observation allows us to apprehend the cultural differences, political nuances, and economic niceties that make each city a unique place.

3. What is something different this classmate said about the choice?
EXAMPLE Liz and I have differing opinions on blank

Our stereotypes about the city of San Francisco differed considerably but both of our points seem to be well founded. The stereotypes that I found about San Francisco included primarily the tourist assumptions that are usually realized when one sees the city in a magazine or on the television. Rhianon focused on the political stereotypes of San Francisco, bringing attention to the often over emphasized liberal policies. She also mentioned the pan handlers and bums as a typical image that people intercept about the city of San Francisco.

4. How would you relate this to Freire's ideas regarding dialogue? For example, you went in thinking one idea, your classmate had a different idea. What new idea emerged from this process?

This assignment had a lot in common with Paulo Freire's philosophy and ideas on education. Freire's “banking concept” and theories regarding the “tabula rasa” seemed to correlate strongly with the procedure of the assignment. I went into this assignment assuming that I had a definitive understanding regarding the disposition of the city of San Francisco, but I was pleasantly surprised to discover the opposite. For an example, when I was comparing and contrasting the stereotypes of San Francisco, I never thought of the alternative opinions that someone may hold of such a place. The most significant idea that emerged from this assignment was the applicable properties of Freire's ideology. I never knew they could be understood on a student to student basis. I found myself learning from one of my classmates and the assignment exhibted Freire's ideas in action.