Art is the act of pure human creation. It doesn’t follow any rules. It is something that any of us can create, and can change everything. It is also risky.
Acknowledge the Lizard brain refers to the prehistoric brain stem responsible for us fearing being laughed at, causes anger, and makes us compliant. Its worst nightmare is being laughed at. It is what stands between us and our art. It is happy with following orders and being compliant, because it doesn’t want us to be resistant.
The learn section discusses how school used to be used to create compliant trade workers. That mindset needs to be changed. School is now, and it is not school without constant failure.
I believe this class is teaching us to be creative, to not be held back by rules and guidelines. It teaches us to create. It gives us the tools we need to be creative and express ourselves, and lets us run wild. We can be solely expressive, and not worry about being laughed at or being humiliated. We use a variety of programs and tools to allow us to be creative in different ways. We collaborate with others, and learn how to work together. I know this class really helped me become more creative and expressive. I got to just roam free designing scripts and soundscapes, and animations. It also taught me how to be creative while also collaborating with others.
This class helps us to let go of our “Lizard Brain”. It helps us become comfortable in being creative. It helps us to not fear being laughed at, and challenges our lizard brain by requiring us to “think outside the box”. We do not have many rules to follow, not much pure busy work, it is almost fully based on our own, and our group mates, creativity. I was always worried about being laughed at while creating things or giving presentations. This class provided an environment where we did not have to be worried about that sort of thing, we could just be creative, and not worry about anything else.
This class also redefines what it means to learn. Instead of being a usual class where you do worksheets, take tests, and the usual, this class was based on creativity. I believe Universities in general are more focused on the personalized and creative education method, where as grade school is focused on the latter, making compliant workers for factories and other trades. This class allows us to be ourselves. The article defines true school as a place where you will fail and without failing, and struggling, and being worried about your own creativity, you are no truly learning. I truly felt like I was being challenged, and almost felt like I was going to fail, during the Pencil unit.
Overall this class challenges the standard class structure. It allows us to be fully creative, and challenges us to express ourselves in new ways. It helps us forget our Lizard Brain by providing a friendly environment to experiment. It also truly teaches us, by letting us be ourselves, and not just giving us busy work.
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