Tercero[2013]

Tercero[2013]

A method..

One of the first tasks during the semester was investigating academic methods of child development, I remember being assigned Jean Piaget. I also remember only relating to him as a name use to give as a certain thoughtful answer to a question. I have to admit I know nothing about Jean Piaget. I still don't know. Even if I was assigned any other academic by the teachers I  knew I would have nothing to relate with them culturally since we came from totally different backgrounds. I know western methods of education are the best and have I been inserted into the right functional system my life might have been soo different.

 learning

My education is not the right example to follow if you want to acquire a proper education. I am still recovering from it by now. As a child I remember having this particular calligraphy, those shady grey lines that formed beautiful figure, which I eventually lost following certain events which I will not go into detail now. I also remember this hall I used to frequent everyday we called the chapel.. The Khalil Sakakini Chapel. I believe we we're formed using his methods as a child however I knew nothing about Mr. Sakakini my whole life until I got lucky and stumbled upon one of his right books to read. It was his letters to his son during his time in college. He was giving him advice and direction during his studies in the united states. "Learning is not a fast thing and do not rush it", "cars are class and if I own a car I would take everybody for a ride", "airplanes are dumb, I feel restricted and controlled inside them, I miss my camel". Those are some of the words that stayed with me from his letters. I can relate to that. He was also big on Nietzsche (yes i used google translate to spell that) whom he called the prophet of power. The was one thing he shared in common with his child, their passion for this philosopher.  This was one of the first time I actually related to an educator however I'm sure he wouldn't have been the ideal person to demonstrate in class since hes soo different.

 

Then I accidently stumbled upon this guy.. 

albert Cullum 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy_gR4lwAhw 

 Long story short, I had this subscription to a foundations library which had an extensive dvd collection. I was borrowing movies every week.. most of which were kinda boring im not gonna lie but this one had a huge mark on me.  "A touch of greatness" is a documentary which involves past colleagues reminiscing about their past experiences with a great teacher, and his approach to the educational system. The books we're given usually perceive a child's imagination as limited uninspired. They give you this large image of an apple or a unicorn/castle ...etc and underneath a word of description, with those weird slow insulting teacher pronunciation. Who wants to write a word 10 or 15 times to become better at language. We all must know by now that this is a waste of times. Anyways back to professor Albert who was very critical of that type of approach. Cullum talked to children with soul. He tried to explain the stories and the backgrounds of their characters so that his children can understand and develop their imagination. He taught Shakespere to children through plays and activities. The children love it. Speaking of Shakespere I remember studying some of his stories in 10th grade. We had the old english version and the new one side by side so we can compare the differences between the texts. It was hard to understand 15th century english, and we already knew the stories.. Then we had to do this play "Midsummers Dream" I was an extra and set designer. I've had to buy two palm trees from this greenary by my house, carry it to school then plant it there. I still don't know what this plays about. 

 unlearning 

I'm pretty dissapointed and hurt from education. I gave it all my heart, and it tore my emotions away. The subjects are useless, the competition is fake and the classes are boring. I wonder what would happen if school was inside out. You go to a safe park for 7 hours where u can socialize and build comradery with your friends. Play with sand and things. You don't need to wakeup at 7 oclock and walk like a zombie to an open prison. More music, less religion. Computer, psychology, games, research and maybe self defense. It was short moments where i've felt a real connection with someone who really understands me. A friend whos always there for you no matter what. What if school was driven by self motivation and curiosity instead of mandatory subjects. Would we have better societies? What if we invest more in education?

 

Most Schools are instruments of Religious, Colonial, profit institutions. They have corruption and sometimes the teachers aren't the most suited. I remember in 5th grade the heartbreak of receiving my first mediocre mark, and it left a lasting impression on me. I felt wronged. I couldn't show my grades to my parents. I hide them. A habit that stayed with me until high school. I never thought I'd be your typical/average student given all the time and effort I put into studying. Teachers should be conscious that this system is not for everybody and it definitely wasn't for me yet i stuck to it, and got paid nothing back.. 

overcoming

What I thrive to achieve through this is overcoming my past, and being ok with living with it. I want to be able to look back at my mistakes and reflect upon them like.. it wasn't that bad and move forward with my life

 

estrella

 

Uno de los ultimos recuedos que me han quedado de este semestre ha sido un documental sobre un tribu completamente aislado de civilizacion en las amazonas. Me acuerdo de los detalles de la vida de este tribu. tomar agua en hojas, o golpeando el mico de su cola para prepararla a comer. Estas imagenes siempre han estado guardados en mi cabeza, junto al comentario de mi profesor cuando dijo quiero volver a vivir como ellos.. 

Buenas, hoy seguiré compartiendo mas proyectos y trabajos de la Universidad. Para los que están confundidos porque están en ingles, es porque cuando volví a Palestina me tocó traducir todo para poder presentarlo al consejo de allá que no domina castellano, igual nuestra idioma es mas visual que escrita entonces no importa tanto.  Voy a comenzar con otro proyecto especial es el ultimo proyecto que hice con mi Maestro el arquitecto Roberto Pachòn.

Me acuerdo que era muy estresante empezar un proyecto sin saber con que vas a salir, me acuerdo faltar unas clases por el miedo que tenia. No sabía que todo lo que tenia que hacer era comenzar, no sabia como comenzar y rallar. Afortunadamente comencé después de perder el tercer corte, y poco a poco mejoró el proyecto hasta llegar a ese punto. Todavía puede ser mejor pero estoy muy orgulloso que lo logré.

I remember professor pachón talk about the missionaries that came to tubara, and changed the belief system of the local tribes. I whole heatedly agreed with what he told us not knowing that i was the product of missionary school systems from kindergarten to higher education. The toll that these education systems have left on me is long lasting and realizing the magnitud of the damage is a time consuming process .

i dont relate to this
 Premisas:

arne jacobsen

Imagénes de google:orirey, solaris, constructuvismo, auditorio por Leopoldo Rother

Final:

what it was

Otro

Las fotos capturadas en la plancha resaltan los sistemas de protección solar del movimiento moderno de arquitectura en Barranquilla. Me parecio interesante resaltar que el edificio del Banco de la República (brutalismo) apareciendo en la tercera foto fue construido sobre las ruinas del antiguo jardín águila un edificio de arte deco de Manuel Carrerá, una de las joyas perdidas de Barranquilla.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what my project should've looked like

 

Award story