Insight On GCE

In the third unit of the course System and Models, we studied Commons, I-O Psychology, Six Sigma, Total Quality, how to evaluate companies and groups. We watched a motivation video demonstrating mastery, purpose and accountability. We watched another video about incentives, how people work more for certain things and how people incentives change over time. For our FE’s we talked to Jessica Tondreau and Eric Davis. Jessica is GCE’s counselor and Eric is the founder of GCE. We talked to them because they know how the school function, what is the purpose of a different learning style that we have and what the school is meant to be. For our action project, we had to look at a system in the school and break it down using an evaluation called SWOT. I chose to look at equipment because it’s a topic we are facing right now, where there is no respect for it. Along with choosing a system we had to relate it to Business Trends, Commons, Maslow Hierarchy of Needs, System Thinking and I-O Psychology. We also had to conduct interviews and come up with a solution. During this project I had difficulty with getting interviews from students and I had a little trouble connecting everything to my topic. In this project I learned how to look at different aspect of a problem and how to come up with a productive and satisfying solution. To know more about the cool equipment that we have at GCE and that students can use, check out my prezi below. Hope you enjoy it!

For The Future

In the second unit of the course Equality, we studied race, class and gender. We looked at the issues that we are having currently with our president and how he is encouraging racism. It’s like he gave people permission to be racist and treat people badly in public. We also saw videos of people testing racism. How kids are influenced from their parents, media and their environment to think light skin means good and black skin means bad. We also saw a video of a black guy and white guy who dress the same and acts the same. The video shows the two guys doing the same things like looking to buy a house, getting a job, going to the hospital and we see how people treat the black guy different because of his skin color that associated him to a low class. The video also showed facts of how a black guy is more likely to get pulled over than a white guy and the rate of black person going to jail is way higher than a white person. For our action project, we had to write an article based on gender, race or class. We also had to do a toy with an advertisement, a policy and a letter to the editor from a different person's point of view. I chose the topic race and I went with a music theme. I created a toy where you can make music with it and one can change instruments by switching a card. All of this is meant to go in a time capsule and for people of the future to know and read how thing were in 2017. If interested check out my project below. Enjoy!

KIS. Making Music Advertisement. 2017.

Revolutionary Musicians!

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By: KIS                                                                                    February 18, 2017.

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Who knew that music influence our emotions, thoughts and ideas. Best friends Savannah and Ace write music with many messages. They can’t be categorized into one type of music, they play different music according to their message. Their message varies from issues, politics, empowerment, inspiration, motivation, etc.

Savannah was born in Chicago and her parents are Mexican. Ace was born in New York and his parents are Danish. They come from different backgrounds, but they both believe in bringing awareness to people and helping America become more accepting of different races.

“DJ Digital Technology Sequencer Music Samples.” Max Pixel. Image. Web. February 22, 2017.

Since they were little both have been surrounded by music and they both enjoy it. They met in their teens online through a mutual friend. They were both hesitant talking through the internet with no contact, but once they started talking they realized they had things in common, but overall  they have a passion for music. Both wanted to influence others and become famous. Instead of having the competitive instinct they decided to help each other. For years they talked through the internet and shared ideas with each other that will benefit one of them or both.

Once they finished college and becoming an expert in the music business and mastering other instruments. They realized that they wanted the same thing in life and they decided to become a duo and face the world together.

They started with simple messages for the lyrics and a slow music to get a feel of how it will work out and how people will react to it. After many trial and error they got the result they wanted. They started going deep into the music and brought awareness.

Savannah’s and Ace’s music has been the encouragement for people to speak up, find their voice and fight for what is right. People love their music because of the different styles that people like. People can choose what they want to hear if it’s political or inspirational and if they want something fast, medium or slow.

Policy

Discrimination shall not be encouraged and therefore no one should treat another race differently, especially businesses. Everyone should be and feel welcomed.

Dear Editor:

I am so happy that someone shined the light on this amazing duo. They have been in the shadows for a while and they should proud of their music. Their music connects to any age and they should know that their music inspire so many people. They are role models to follow.

Some people will say their music is bad, they don’t have a solid style and they are all over the place with no focus. People also think they aren’t talented and that they shouldn’t continue their music careers,  others will say they are ok.

I say the opposite and I love how they approach issues and make the music around the message so that it goes along and helps the message get through. I would say that Savannah’s and Ace’s focus is important conflicts, inspiration and issues that go on in the world and wake us up from the coma we are living in. Everyone's so focused on their lives and the things they do that they don’t pay attention to other problems that could affect them or others. For the reason that people are so busy with their lives, they don’t give their opinions, don’t stand up for others, don’t vote for important things and they don’t notice when their rights are being violated.

I really like how Savannah and Ace started to make an impact on the world with a popular and pleasing art form. I also like how they both knew how they wanted to make a change in the world since they were little, they stayed true to themselves and they made their dreams come true. They deserve to be recognized for everything they do and to stay true to what they believe in.

Thank you for writing this article,
SR

S.M

Individuals Have An Impact

In the second unit of the course System and Models we studied, groups of people, what brings them together, what breaks them up and their behaviors. We came up with trust exercises to test how good do we know each other. My classmates got creative and made test based on background, what would you take to an island, two truths and a lie and building things together. We had an FE to Mariano’s where we did a quick sample test of what our project would be. We each chose a food bars that are popular, we sat somewhere close and observed who would buy something, just looks and what gender they were. At the end the data showed that people would buy and approach the hot food bar more. For our action project we conducted a research study on a topic that interests us. I chose double parking because it’s something I see a lot and I don’t think it’s fair. Especially double parking on a street that is busy, that has residential zones and that have many business. During this project I had difficulties with being on time to record the data because I would come home just on time or I would have to go outside without a jacket to get data. I learned that not many cars double park, but it does have a big impact on the people in their neighborhood. If you want to know more about my finding on my double parking study, check it out below. Hope it’s informative and interesting. Thank you.

People's Favorite President

In the first unit of the course Equality, we studied, race, gender, class and other ways our society or world isn’t equal. We looked at many video of how all of this segregation has impacted our lives, how it changed society and how made people have certain views. We also saw a movie about racism that shows how one can be racist to their own race by comparing skin tones, color eyes, color hair and things like that. We had a guest speaker, Elizabeth Dozier, where she talked about making an impact on lower income students lives and how our educational system sets us up to fail. For our action project, we made a textbook look alike chapter based on a historical event. I chose the election of Barack Obama, 2008-2016 because it is something that impact my family and many of my friends were sad when he left the presidency. During this project I had difficulties with balancing creativity with formal because my topic is political and I didn’t want to choose a color or font that doesn’t go according to it. I learned how to create and issuu and I am proud of my work. To know more about the election check out my project below, hope it’s informative.