APELC Class Notes
Objective: APELCers processed an essay.
Juniors and seniors we began our discussion of Ascher today by discussing the definition of the word “home” and we eventually arrived at the metaphors “Home is a state”. We’ll complete our discussion of the piece and its companion text next class.
The image I showed you in class (below) is from the photo essay “Homeless Russian Kids”.
Others you might examine are this older piece from TIME Asia, “Notes from the Undergound”, and photos by Amelia Merrick, “Train Hopping America”.
Come tomorrow afternoon to pick-up your work and sign-up for a revision conference, and let me remind you that CDO’s Sign Language Club is collecting the following items for our service members abroad. The last day to donate is Monday, November 30:
- White socks (with no markings)
- Light blankets and character-themed sheets
- Energy drinks, beef jerky
- Snacks like cookies, chips, and candy in sturdy packages
- Hand sanitizer, moist hand wipes, medical gloves
- Sports magazines and Frisbees
- Flash drives
- Letters (none of your own personal information)
- NO PORK OR PRODUCTS AND NO COFFEE
See you next class.
VINDICATION. It was nice to have 2009 CDO graduate, former APELCer, and current Ithaca College freshman Jen Wendel in first for a visit today. Jen’s advice to junior and senior APELCers now? Think carefully and critically as the APELC ethos I’ve tried to foster at CDO most mimics her experience at college: no easy answers handed to you as you frustratingly analyze and evaluate ideas to try to arrive (with guidance) to your own conclusions. I’ve heard this confirmation from many other past APELCers about their college-class experience, too. Love it.
Thanks Jen, and best to you.