Psychology 4430: Ah Nneka Austin

The Film "Thirteen" & Affective Education

Thirteen is a 2003 film that is based on the co-author, Nikki Reed's rebellious behavior that occurred between the impressionable ages of 12-13. Written in just six days, the film takes an unapologetic look at the controversial topics of underage sex, drugs, alcohol, peer-pressure, and self-mutilation.

Please share your thoughts on why you believe the film highlights the developmental patterns of thinking found within the personal domain. Where do you see the main character, Tracy make attempts to fight for her autonomy while also trying to make sense of her concept of "self." Why do you assume the process was such a struggle for her? As a counselor, what would you have done to help her get back on track. Note: This question will act as an "exit ticket" for week's 3 and 4.

Final Exit Ticket

Congratulations! You have completed your course on Affective Education. How quickly the time has passed. Each week there was something new to read, process, analyze and evaluate. Believe it or not, I was learning right along with you. How could I not? Considering that many of you provided such rich professional insight. I am a firm believer that it is always good to look at material, theories, and educational frameworks from different perspectives. For that, I thank you. Nonetheless, every course has its highlights; those moments whereby things simply stand-out and make a lot of sense, which leads to our final exit ticket. Please answer the following questions, what was the “ah ha moment for you”? And as a result, what new knowledge have you constructed through our eight week dialogue on Affective Education that strengthened your confidence about teaching moral education?

The Stages of Moral Development

It has been noted that the Domain Theory was established in an attempt to "categorize behaviors into either a moral or social domain"(Freday, 2009), however prior classification systems, such as Kohlberg's theory of moral development, placed morality and social convention in the same developmental domain. Domain theory separates the two and goes on to highlight the differences in a child's development of each (Freday, 2009, para. 2). Do you agree or disagree? Post your views.

With that noted, click on the You Tube link provided. View the Kohlberg video that explores the stages of moral development and post your views and reations to the video in no less than a 100 words. You may use the book or any other reading from class to support your views. Just be inclined to cite your sources. I look forward to reading your post.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY4etXWYS84

Friday, December 11, 2009

Ah Nneka Austin

There have been a lot of highlights throughout this course. The one thing that raised my eyebrow and made me understand that every person has a purpose was the, Who Should Survive, activity. I have done it before, but nobody ever defined the roles of the survivors. The first time I participated in the activity, I focused mainly on how people discriminate against the old, disable, and female who are sexually promiscuous. The importance of each character wasn’t explained until this course. I would have never thought a prostitute would serve a purpose on an isolated island. Although, I picked the prostitute to get on the boat, I thought her only purpose was to take care of her baby. Not realizing that she’s worth more than that. This exercise taught me an important lesson. Never judge a book by its cover, don’t judge the person before knowing all of their characteristics. This would benefit me as a teacher and counselor.

1 comment:

JohnDecember 12, 2009 at 6:46 AM
Nneka, thanks for mentioning this experience. I believe this exercise may have taken place during the class I missed to work at CUC's Open House. Truly a valuable lesson for us all to learn.
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