Song Choice!

1. Pick a song and copy and paste the lyrics into a document or your PLE. Highlight the section of the song most relevant to your discussion.

2. Write down the page number with the theory to which your song most closely relates.

3. Explain the concept from the theory to which your song relates.

4. Explain how your song relates to the theory.

5. Write down a way in which you might apply the knowledge of the theory and the song to your future classroom.

"A Dream"

[Chorus: Will.i.am and Martin Luther King]
(I am happy...I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out
(I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out out out
(That One Day ) We gonna work it out
(I Have a Dream) I got a Dream
(That One Day) That one day

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

(That One Day) I'ma look deep within myself
(I Have a Dream) I gotta find a way...
My Dream Is To Be Free
My Dream Is To Be
My Dream Is To Be
My Dream Is To Be Free

[Verse 1:]
In search of brighter days, I ride through the maze of the madness,
Struggle is my address, where pain and crack lives,
Gunshots comin' from sounds of Blackness,
Given this game with no time to practice,
Born on the Black list, told I'm below average,
A life with no cabbage,
That's no money if you from where I'm from,
Funny, I just want some of your sun,
Dark clouds seem to follow me,
Alcohol that my pops swallowed bottled me,
No apology, I walk with a boulder on my shoulder,
It's a Cold War - I'm a colder soldier,
Hold the same fight that made Martin Luther the King,
I ain't usin' it for the right thing,
In between Lean and the fiends, hustle and the schemes,
I put together pieces of a Dream
I still have one

[Chorus]

[Verse 2:]
The world's seen me lookin' in the mirror,
Images of me, gettin' much clearer,
Dear Self, I wrote a letter just to better my soul,
If I don't express it then forever I'll hold, inside
I'm from a side where we out of control,
Rap music in the 'hood played a fatherly role,
My story's like yours, yo it gotta be told,
Tryna make it from a gangsta to a godlier role,
Read scrolls and stow slaves,
And Jewish people in cold cage,
Hate has no color or age, flip the page,
Now my rage became freedom,
Writin' dreams in the dark, they far but I can see 'em,
I believe in Heaven more than Hell,
Blessings more than jail,
In the ghetto let love prevail,
With a story to tell, my eyes see the glory and well,
The world waitin' for me to yell "I Have a Dream"

[Chorus]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_2cwhJndKY 

2. p.329, p.335-348

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3. I branch into Vygotsky's theory of where culture affects the shaping of cognitive development. With my desire to teach in "poor performing" schools, I wish to incorporate SCT to my lessons, but also maintain a foundation with education/cognitive theorists such as Vygotsky. Many students will develop in, many times, unideal situations. They will develop and go to schools where movies and stereotypes tell an unrealistic story of the individual. Also, Vygotsky’s theory promotes learning contexts in which students play an active role in learning. Roles of the teacher and student are therefore shifted, as a teacher should collaborate with his or her students in order to help facilitate meaning construction in students. Learning therefore becomes a reciprocal experience for the students and teacher.

4. The highlighted lyrics convey the how many kids in "poor performing" schools have been raised. The first verse seems to dictate an realistic and pessimistic view of the future of these students. They want to experience the better things in life, but are limited because of their surroundings. They live a different and, at times, harder lives than the average child growing up in a middle/upper class environment. However, from the second verse, there is an attitude change from the 1st to 2nd verse. Another aspect of Vygotsky's theory is that an adult can help develop the ZPD. There, like in SCT, self-efficacy will increase. That change, from my view, can start from the teacher, and eventually his or her peers. Like the last verse, the world is waiting.

5. I can use this song to remind myself and my students that there are brighter days and the weight on their shoulders and be lowered in the classroom. Learning is a team effort and that will be seen in my classroom.

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf

Vygotsky places more emphasis on culture affecting/shaping cognitive development - See more at: http://www.simplypsychology.org/vygotsky.html#sthash.Uwu50Qeg.dpuf