Two Cultures

The concept of separating art and science is something that I view as normal, because that is the way that it has always been.  My first experience of this separation was in Middle School where we had to go to different classrooms for different subjects.  This concept was new to me because in Elementary school, where I think kids obtain the purest form of knowledge, everything was blended together. In my immediate world that I live in now, I see that most my learning is becoming more and more specialized, where I have to choose what I want to learn.  To be honest I enjoy science more than art, but I do not think that I gave art a fair chance due to a stronger emphasis in science from my teachers growing up.  At UCLA we do not even give art and science people a chance to meet as they are in different buildings at different parts of campus.  The North vs South Rivalry is more than a location on campus, it is a restraint on the learning of students.

The video that I felt was the most entertaining was the one about changing education paradigms.  I related with this concept as he made many interesting points that are very true.  The fact that we are in a system that no longer works, and that we should not be dulling kids, but allowing them to grow.
 

C.P. Snow thought there were two cultures, those who studied science and those who studied literary achievements. He also felt that this related directly to the gap between the rich and the poor.  When thinking about the perspectives of these authors it allows me to realize that I need to expand my knowledge and open my mind up to different styles of learning.  I am very excited to begin this quest for knowledge. 

Sources:

RSA Animate. "Changing Educational Paradigms" YouTube. Oct 14, 2010. Oct 6, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U

Vesna, Victoria. "TwoCultures Part 1" YouTube. March 30, 2012. Oct 6, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNI7dF3DIAM

Snow, C.P. "Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution" The Rede Lecture, 1959. Cambridge University Press, New York.

Vesna, Victoria. Leonardo. "Toward a Third Culture: Being in Between" JStor, 2001. http://links.jstor/sici?sici=0024-094X%282001%2934%3A2%3C121%3ATATCBI%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3

Pinker, Steven. "Two Cultures" Seedmagazine.com YouTube, May, 18 2010. Oct 6, 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BUbVc7qVpg