Sociology Mindset

Sociology has been getting very interesting. We have been talking a lot about our mindset and the way we see things. We did this activity called Your Mindset List. In that activity we came up with examples for children about 5-6 years and younger won't experience in their lifetime, but we have. We said all their friends will not have a myspace, never know how to read a map, no classrooms will have chalkboards, they won't have to use a textbook for class. Thinking about those things was weird to see how it all changed so fast. Everyday something new comes out and changes and its always going to be better than the next and we as consumers just want more and more of the advanced technology so our lives become easier, but then we become closed in and forget what is really around us. For example, kids play football video games more than they actually will go outside and play football. Hopefully we can change that now since we notice those things so that our world doesn't become based off of the new technology.

Sociology Class

Sociology class is really fun and interesting. This week we talked about how fast we can make judgements on other people, and those judgements aren't always true. We did an activity where 3 students went up in front of the class and behind them on the board were description words. As a class we had to choose 3 of the words that best describes them. We chose descriptions by the way they said hello, and how they spun, but no one in class was best friends with any of them, or even talked to any of them before. We learned that some of those descriptions we chose weren't anything like the person. That showed us how we really do make judgements quickly about people we don't even know. We watched a video in class the other day related to making judgements and connections. One thing that stood out to me was that "we have to embrace vulnerability to feel comfortable being ourselves to make connections." I thought that was very interesting and I am excited to keep learning more.

First Day of Sociology

I was so excited to find out that my best friend was now in my 3rd period sociology class. I knew this was a class in my interest and heard great things about it. The first day we walked in and no one said anything not even the teacher. The whole room was silent and it was awkward, but a few kids here and there were whispering. We all were waiting for our teacher to give us instructions on what to do next, but she never did and we all sat in silence. After awhile she said she had enough because a few kids were giggling and we all thought it was a game. We know from experience that when you walk into the classroom that we wait for a teacher to give us instructions, but when the teacher doesn't it is out of the norm. My teacher then started talking to us and we all learned that most people react the same way to situations like that one. From that moment on I knew this class would be fun and exciting!