In our Street-math course, we studied electricity. Electricity can be run two ways: direct or alternating current. Although we don’t use DC anymore, Ohm’s Law is still relavant, so I decided to learn more about it. I learned a lot about electricity and how it moves within our systems, and I feel so fortunate that Read More…
Written on May 30, 2013 at 11:30 pm
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For our Street-math course, we have been studying atmosphere and how city planning affects that. I chose to look at triangles and how to get more sunlight on city streets. This issue is really important because living in a big city, tall buildings can sometimes take away sunlight. I used the Gang Design Studios as Read More…
Written on May 30, 2013 at 11:25 pm
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For my last semester as a senior, I took an independent study. I designed the coursework myself with the help of an advisor, and I completed the projects on my own. My project was about Chicago and my relationship to it, which I explored through photography. I learned so much about the city of Chicago Read More…
Written on May 30, 2013 at 10:33 pm
Categories: Art, Uncategorized
AW and I worked together for our last Action Project in Policy to start a conversation on our streets and through the internet about sexual harassment and victim blaming in our lives. We did this using the Slutwalk movement as an example, but taking our own spin on it. We designed our own mini posters Read More…
Written on May 30, 2013 at 3:02 pm
Categories: Humanities, policy
Tags: action project, art, Chicago High School, GCE, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship Chicago High School, Milestone, Movement, Poster, rape culture, slut
After many years working as a teacher’s assistant at my temple, it was an honor to come back for their last day and teach an art course with them. When I was a regular assistant, I faced many challenges and I learned a lot. I taught and took care of 3 and 4 year olds, Read More…
Written on May 13, 2013 at 5:09 am
Categories: Humanities, policy, Uncategorized
Tags: action project, Chicago High School, GCE, Global Citizen, Global Citizenship Chicago High School
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