I.School Explanation
Ingrid here,
I believe I owe an explanation now, June 2024. The past four years I have been building my own idea of a school. Blog posts up to today have been a jumble of rants and non-sequiturs. Seemingly.
Think of I.School as a Game. There are many many layers. This is just the beginning. A starting point for students of I.School (a pretend faux school). Step by stem guide to building a self-preserved foundation. This is what I have so far:
2022- Step 1. “Know thyself”
*See Blogs A-F 1-10. Pick one, any one. Just build a philosophy. I have provided some examples.
“Know Thyself,” is inscribed upon the Temple of Apollo in the ancient Greek precinct of Delphi. The best-known of the Delphic maxims, it has been quoted and analyzed by numerous authors throughout history, and has been applied in many ways.”
2023- Step 2. “Know the enemy”
*blogs in this year address the nature of education, the NAEP and business plans for you.
If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”
―Sun Tzu,The Art of War
2024- Step 3. “Mind the Gap”
*Current position in the game of I. Finishing my “senior” project with interruptions. ;)
Create a bridge between you/I and controlling entities. From Cognitive dissonance to Consonance. (Self-hypocrisy to more clarity.)
Cognitive dissonance is the discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs. (Sew, What ARE your values and beliefs? How do you know?)
Consonance: orchestration between balance and symmetry to acquire greater sense of harmony.
2025- Coming Soon!
But keep expectations low.
Homework Assignment. *Idea. Video former student’s reactions to a message from an old teacher. Ask “did you ever have Mrs. Newson?” Tell me a very short story; and I wonder what you would think of my I.School so far. Oh, and “Hello!”