Humi 1 Reflection Question Guide

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Humi 1 - Creative Minds – Reflection Questions Write 2 pages each week, typed (12 font, double-spaced, in response to the 3 questions related to each week’s topics. (There are no week 1 questions.) Be thoughtful and thorough; look for the deeper analyses; refer to specific points from the readings; use author’s last name and page number. Ex: (Berns, p.21) week 2 1) How does Berns (author of iconoclast) explain the difference between vision and perception ? How do YOU understand this difference? Give an example. 2) After reading the beginning section of the “ walk out walk on ” book, consider what unique gifts you bring to the world. What is the contribution you hope to make, on any level? 3) Name at least two reasons why play is serious business (according to Stuart Brown). Then consider: is there an area of your life where you could benefit from an attitude of play? Explain your thinking: http://www.ted.com/talks/stuart_brown_says_play_is_more_than_fun_it_s_vital.html week 3 1) How have the Zapatistas reclaimed their freedom to learn, according to the “walk out” authors? How might you reclaim similar freedoms for yourself? 2) Were you aware that your own past experiences played such a role in shaping your perceptions (as described by Berns)? Give an example of how this has happened in your life. 3) How might you use the concept of "element" and/or "flow" to be more creative in some specific area of your life? week 4 1) What do you see as the most important parts of Ken Robinson's critique of public education? Do you agree with him? Why or why not? Link: Changing Education

Paradigms: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4 2) Berns suggests "taming the amygdala" through reappraisal and extinction , both of which entail using the prefrontal cortex to inhibit fear. What's a real-life situation in which you could try this? Be specific about what you could do. 3) Look at the contrasting voices on pages 70-71 in “walk out walk on”, and answer the question: "Which voices sound most familiar?" ...Why? week 5 1) Which of the multiple intelligences (as described by Howard Gardner) do you tend to use on a regular basis? Which would you like to develop, and why? Link: http://www.institute4learning.com/multiple_intelligences.php 2) How does Berns help you understand why so many of Asch's subjects gave wrong answers to the line experiment? What role is the brain playing in the process? 3) How is your own thinking influenced by the view of the world as machine, the body as machine, or life as machine? AND How can the “place-based” approach to problems described in the “walk out” South Africa chapter be helpful? week 6 1) When have you been affected by the efficiency mindset, as described in this week’s “walk out” chapter, either at work or personally? What have been some of its impacts?

2) According to Berns, how does fear affect our perception of value and our willingness to fail? Reflect on a personal experience where you have seen this to be true. 3) After watching these two video clips, describe 1 or 2 ways you can imagine applying the knowledge of quantum physics to your approach to life: ● Double-slit experiment: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPeprQ7oGc ● Quantum entanglement and the power of intention: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QcKDvcnZrE week 7 1) Respond to Manish's statement (in “walk out”) that "in transactional culture, we use and throw away people, places, and ideas," and that, by contrast, "we are not really owners of anything." 2) Why does the brain like familiarity, according to Berns? How might this knowledge be useful to you? 3) Charles Eisenstein talks about "disrupting" people's "old stories" of how the world works by acting in new ways, out of a sense of interconnection and generosity. Respond to this possibility with examples from your own personal experience. Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mjoxh4c2Dj0 Week 8 1) What are the lessons of The Great Toilet Paper Debate (in “walk out”), and how might you use these lessons in some situation in your life? 2) What does Berns have to say about "the youthful brain"? Compare this information with your own experience of yourself and/or others.

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