Those Who Wonder

World Studies 05 - The Times They Are a Changin': What Causes Cultural Change

BOB DYLAN CALLED IT... the times they are a changin'... always.
Culture changes, yes. But what causes culture to change? Stevenson breaks it down.
Ideological + Technological Inventions & Cultural Diffusion.
Ideas come and go, and some stick. Those that stick change us (Ex: men and women are equal).
In the end, you can either accept or resist change... which to choose? Woah...

World Studies 04 - Cultural Normal is as Normal Does: Cultural Norms, Nature vs. Nurture, & You

What is normal? Who has decided this? Why do you behave the way you do? Why do you believe what you believe? How much of you is dependent on environmental variables? What part of you would stay with you in a different life? Woah... Stevenson goes DEEP on Nature vs. Nurture and Cultural Norms/Values.
We dive into different norms from different cultures, such as handshakes. 
We dive into cultural norms and why we participate.
We dive into cultural norms and whether or not we need to participate in them all.

World Studies 03 - Crash Course History: The Origins of Humanity and Culture

TIME TO GET HISTORICAL! Stevenson breaks down the origins of humanity. We break down...

1) Maslow's Hierachy of Needs

2) Human migration

3) Beginnings of civilizations

4) Why culture happens

Humans get together for survival, but what keeps us together? Why does language, for instance, occur? What makes us... human... woah.

World Studies 02 - Rising Above Fake News to Understand this Complex World

WELCOME TO BOOT CAMP!

Let's assume there are people out there who want to deceive you.

They want you to be a pawn in their game. But you are an inquisitive warrior.

In order to gain a TRUE understanding of our complex world, we need to have our heads on right. We need to think like historians.

How do we filter out the "fake news" to understand events and information truly? Contextualization and Sourcing. Check out this JUICY discussion on thinking like a historian to avoid being a pawn, and giving the power back to THE PEOPLE. Woah...

World Studies 01 - Cracking the World's Algorithm

INTRODUCING A NEW SERIES/CLASS, WORLD STUDIES.

Taught by a high school teacher (Stevenson), we'll break down the way the world works through a historic and geographic perspective. The units will be 1) Culture, 2) Industrialization, 3) Liberty, and 4) Gender. The purpose of this class is to gain an understanding of the world so we can navigate the wild world today.

Interested in history? Tune in!

Culture: is there universal right and wrong, or just cultural differences we don't understand?

Industrialization: was humanity and civilization better off without machines?

Liberty: how much individual freedom should be sacrificed for the greater good of the community?

Gender: how do gender roles, and other identifiers, vary among cultures and impact one's life?

13 Design Thinking 102: How to Avoid Disappointment of One's Life Upon One's Deathbed

Last week Stevenson went over the Design Thinking process. What issue is occurring? Why is it occurring? How could it improve? Empathize. Define. Ideate. Prototype. Test.

WHAT IF we could apply the Design Thinking process to our personal life? Hobbies, daily routines, physical space, relationships, fitness... Ask yourself: Am I happy? What makes me happy? What is happening that is preventing or limiting my happiness? What can I do to change those things? Because if, in the end, all we have is time, why not design a life you want to live? Woah...

12 Design Thinking 101: The Process of Improving **Insert Topic Here**

Pick a topic. Any topic. Then ask yourself... how could it improve? Design Thinking is a process, which seeks to define an issue, understand an issue, and propose the best possible solution. And, in the end, isn't that what humans do best? Well, maybe not the BEST solution... because there are some MAJOR problems on this planet that we have created... woah... but do you believe it can improve? Will you be someone who proposes solutions, rather than just point out problems? Tune in!

11 The Process pt. 6: Being Wise & Stuff, the Algorithm of Existence

SO... objective curiosity leads to understanding. Stevenson argues we should seek to understand reality for what it is. Anything that can exist, might exist, depending on the circumstances. Understanding something for what it is and why it is able to exist will teach us the rules of universe (aka Laws of Nature, Language of God, or The Way). If we can understand the way things work, we can navigate easier through the universe and life. Nature is wisdom, and wisdom is one's ability to understand what is and is not in one's control and to act accordingly... woah. 

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10 The Process pt. 5: How to Approach Learning About *insert topic or skill here* and Test Your Understanding

SO... you want to learn a new skill or new information? How does one go about doing this? Stevenson gives a teacher's perspective on how to apply Backwards Design, Scaffolding, and Bloom's Taxonomy to learning new things. THEN, how to test your understanding. End goal? Creation. Italian Ramen. A great way to test one's understanding is to teach it... why not talk about things that interest you on this podcast? That's right, YOU can have episodes posted on Apple and Spotify... woah...

09 The Process pt. 4: But, Like, What Does it Mean to Learn Something?

From a teacher's perspective, how does one know that a student has LEARNED something? What does that look like? Stevenson dives into what is going on in our brains during in the initial stage of making sense of something. What is something, you ask? Great question. Something is anything: knowledge or skills. How do we make sense of it? If we can make sense of the process of understanding, we can improve the process of understanding and therefore improve our effectiveness of living... woah.