Hi there friends, neighbors, acquaintances, instructors, humans and non humans, alike.
This week we read an article quite extremely different from the Frontline video we watched last week. It was nice to hear a different perspective on multitasking in the form of a scholarly opinion. I was really amazed by the attention blindness thing because I hadn't been exposed to the gorilla thing before. I am not sure I agree entirely that attention blindness is bad -- I like focusing in on work, especially when I can enter a quasi-meditative state -- but her teaching methods definitely sounded interesting and appealing. I err on the side of traditionalism when it comes to debates of the education system, but her class sounded super fun. Unfortunately what I thought about the most during the article was the book referenced, This Is Your Brain On Music. I started reading it a year or two ago and never got to finish, and I'd really like to pick it back up.
Convocation (which occupied our normal class time) was a lot less unpleasant than I'd expected. It was fascinating to watch everyone process in their Harry Potter robes. Christopher McDougall was a great speaker and I was disappointed when he stopped. The ceremony as a whole was an interesting experience, though I am thankful it was as short as it was.
Love and Peace,
Z
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