Three
things I learned about story telling are:
- 1. Tell exactly how/what happened.
- 2. Be your own critic, at times.
- 3. Do not have a single story.
“Media
superpeers shape young teens perception of what’s normal and appropriate when
it come to the growing up process.”
I
strongly agree with this quote from the text; especially when referring the
subjects of self-esteem, self-concept, and self-image. As a health educator, I
know all too well about the superpeer powers that can “tranqualize” young
adolescent girls. Therefore, every semester in middle school health we take
three weeks and cover these topics. Teens, more often than not, teen girls to
be exact struggle with an eating disorder during their adolescent years; many
of these disorders being triggered by a magazine picture or celebrity photo
that they have seen. This is a perfect example of one of the many negative effects
media has on today’s society.
“They’re
at an age where they’re dealing with these issues in their everyday lives..”
Referring
to celebrity culture and the topic of decision making and risk taking.. I
couldn’t agree more with this quote. Students are living in an age where the
same decisions that they see in the tabloids could be effecting or making an appearance
in their lives soon. By bringing these messages into the classroom for students
to analyze and discuss as teachers we can have a huge impact. For example, if
you bring in Taylor Swift’s risky decision for students to analyze and draw
conclusions from it will for one, increase class participation, two, give
students something to recall and pair with the subject, and three, they will be
more apt to discuss and point out flaws in another’s life/decisions rather than
their own.
“I
know that I have been influenced by the TV shows, films, books, and films that
I have experienced in both positive and negative ways.”
As
I read this I found myself pondering over it a bit. Interested as to how true
this actually is. If you think about it long enough, I’m sure that we all have
been influenced by these things in life; some of which, have made and shaped us
into who we are. My thoughts then lead to, if I was influenced by one of these
things, such as a film, did that influence lead me to another influence of that
kind? For example, if I watched a Disney movie and liked it, did that lead me
into watching another Disney movie; or multiple Disney movies? How did they
influence my life? Well, almost every Disney movie has a moral to the story.
Beauty and the Beast, don’t judge based on appearance. When you start to think
back and analyze there are numerous influences that make us who we are, even
something as small as a movie you watched when you were eight.
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