Task 2 (TH: Cartographic Projections). Analyst

Hi people!

I´m Ana, the analyst of this week!! As all the analysts have to do, I have answered all the questions that the teacher provided us to reflex about this task.

So, let´s start with them!

REFLEXIONS:

First of all, I think that the best part of the activity was doing the different murals that we prepared for the exposition. We spent a lot of time doing all of them, but I think that almost all the members love painting, drawing… so we enjoyed a lot doing them. Also we are very proud of the result, so although we enjoyed doing them we didn´t neglect the result.

 

On the other hand, the worst part was to prepare the exposition. All of you would know that the Busy Bees had a problem with the exposition due to a misunderstanding about the number of stars, so our exposition was a little disastrous, although our star achieved got off the ground the project. For this reason, we want to improve our exposition, and all of us want it to be perfect, and manage the information to select the essential is difficult.

About the common question of what was the best moment of the week I have to explain that it´s a difficult question, all the moments spent doing the work was much enjoyed, but maybe when we finished the work. It sounds very strange, but when you see your work finished you feel a sense of relief and can appreciate that all of your effort is not for nothing.

In contrast, I think that the worst moment of the week were two: first, the beginning of the work. It´s difficult start something since zero, so we had to agree in how does the work and being eight persons in the group is a bit difficult. After that moment it was easier continue the work.

And finally,  the exposition, be sure of that. When all the members of the group saw when at the beginning of the exposition the star broken the plasticine of the country Canada we knew that the exposition would be a disaster. We were on the right way. She was so nervous and finally she read almost all the information. We did a bad exposition again! We have to improve it immediately.

Although we weren´t aware about it at the beggining of the activity, we have learnt a lot with this activity, for example, we have learnt what is a Treasure Hunt, a funny game that we would use in the future with our students to help them to learn enjoying.

Also about Cartographic projections, that is that there are different kinds of projections, and all of them with some distortions, in other words, we have to control what materials we will use in class in order to improve our students knowledge without altering their perception of the word creating some erroneous beliefs (in this example is that one country is higher in size than other due to its representation in the map, although this representation is erroneous).

Finally, the part of “Media are not neutral” refers to the idea that the teacher behaviour, material, etc influence on children, for example, many children beliefs that a real star have five points, and that is due to the usual erroneous reproduction of a star with this form.

In conclusion, we have to be awareness about what behaviour, material... are correct, and mitigate the erroneous children´s perception of the world, for example explaining that a star is spherical or the real size of the countries.

As conclusion:

Normally, some groups have to conserve some values or positions for their next works, however the Busy Bees functioned very well during this task, so I think that we have to conserve the same positivism and gains to work for the next weeks. Congratulations for all my colleagues and Busy Bees (; 

Our group have to improve the compatibility between our timetables. It´s difficult find moments to do the activity in which all the members are present. We chose the Friday as the perfect day to accomplish it, but we need more time to do the activity, so, many times the same members do more work than others.

In addition, the major necessity to improve is our expositions, we tried to improve the exposition this week, but we did not achieve it. I think that we have to make aware the stars about their responsibility on the expositions... The next week we will improve it!!

This content t is connected in many aspects with our course and dregree, in all the subjects the teacher and materials would transmits some values that we consider as true but there isn´t. Also, some subjects such as Planning, gives importance to this fact, explaining that the media are not neutral.

Our degree is to be teachers, so it´s very important be aware of these facts, preventing it in the future.

Also, there is an evident social connection with this content. A teacher not only transmits these erroneous ideas, also the media. For example, Disney films would transmits some meanings such us “find the perfect boy”, or in “The Little Mermaid” the enemy is Úrsula, the fat and ugly character, while the rest of the characters are pretty and think; This film could transmit to children that the fatty and ugly persons are bad, while the pretty and thin are good persons.

Also, in many cartoons TV series the stars are represented with the form of five points, or the heart by the common form of  <3  instead of their real forms.

Finally, the cartographic projections are related to how the media (news, magazines...) alter the reality into what they want, provoking false beliefs (this is very common in political and economical cases).

I hope do not be so boring commenting these questions.

XO XO, Busy Bees.