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Blog entry posted by Anathema, Mar 18, 2012.

Anathema
Anathema
If you have not heard me bitch about this or even heard about the subject in general, Big History is a class devoted to talking about the beginning of the universe all the way up until now. When I first heard of this I was ecstatic, a history class (my strongest subject) incorporating things like astronomy sounded great. Almost the end of the year and I have come to the conclusion that we never learned a thing. The past exams we have had all consisted of the key questions of Big History.
1. What is Big History?
2. How does Big History help us understand what it means to be human?
3. How can Big History help us understand the relationship between humanity and the Earth?

My mid-terms (we call them finals for some reason..) answered these three questions using the vocabulary Big History provided. I thought my essay was forever horrible, but it turns out I got a 87% on it. Now once you saw those questions you probably guessed that Big History is quite self-important. All we do is talk about how it can help us without actually using it to help us. I am currently doing an essay in this class about intellectual property, and all the work I have done on my own was not helped by using things in Big History. I do understand that my teacher is trying to employ the concepts of a normal history class (writing essays, citing evidence, thesis' and so on and so forth) but I don't understand how you could like such a bullshit class that takes credit for things they never did.
Anathema, Mar 18, 2012
 
  1. Anathema
    Anathema
    So I criticized the subject on their Facebook page. Later, My teacher forwarded me this:

    (Removed) – do you know this person? This is not a helpful comment on our Facebook page and does not reflect either our commitment to you guys OR the realities of our relationship.

    If this is an administrator or teacher in the system I would request that you or Mark chill him out and clarify the relationship.

    (Removed)
    I don't understand why our school (Removed) is not on the list of pilot schools. We embraced this curriculum (despite the fact that the site's videos/curriculum teaches us nothing.) and are still being blatantly ignored in terms of recognition.

    They are so pissed, it is so funny. They want an apology (school wants me to write one) and I really formally refused. I don't have to since I posted this (and the OP) from my desktop, from my internet, my room, my house, my facebook, using honesty. The truth hurts, they can get pissed and try to punish me (where all I would have to mention is the ACLU to stop it) or they can take it in and either improve it or get rid of it.
    Anathema, Mar 19, 2012
  2. Taters
    Taters
    I wonder if you can mindfuck your teacher by asking "Are we human, or are we dancers?"

    And if you need a prime example of intellectual property, Look at Blizzard. or, maybe that's the wrong kind you're looking for.

    I was a history nut back in the day too, I loved to learn about the past and what influenced certain events I especially lol'd hard when i found out that if Hitler hadn't been rejected from art school, there wouldn't have been a Holocaust or WW2, at least for a while longer. Imagine all the little things that could have prevented bigger events. Oh history... you so crazy.
    Taters, Mar 19, 2012