Mr. Kuykendall's online classroom
To Shoot an Elephant? Not exactly, “To Be or Not to Be?” However as you’ll read, it becomes almost as heavy an existential question. While reflecting on how to move forward with you all, I thought it had been too long since we read some literature …
We’ve been discussing art as a concept as well as “quality” as a way of assessing art. You, my students, have so astutely agreed that originality, creativity, and technical skill are key components in art creation. Thus, consider the following excerpt from the linked article …
Read the study below by researchers at University College (London) regarding MRI scans in response to viewing art: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/art-news/8500012/Brain-scans-reveal-the-power-of-art.html After reading, consider the following: Does this make art more worthwhile as a pursuit in your mind? Does this legitimize art as a human endeavor? What …
Read the following piece by conservative columnist Matt Walsh titled, “Beyonce is destroying your daughter not empowering her” and respond to the article in a journal piece. While writing, consider: Do you agree with his thesis? What weaknesses exist in his argument? What other questions/ideas/issues …
The Evolution of Evil: Evolutionary biologists, especially those Darwinian in nature, believe that modern human behavior must have evolutionary origins. It would follow then, that our less desirable–EVIL–traits too have an evolutionary root. However why would these traits remain in our species if they were …
Our Topics for Debate this Year are as follows: Artificial intelligence will bring the end to humanity Unregulated genetic engineering such as gene manipulation and cloning should be allowed An animal life is less valuable than a human one. Political Correctness only serves to coddle …
There has been A LOT of press recently (as well as nerdy argumentation) regarding the extent to which psychological science is suffering from terrible research. Why is this a problem? Because Psychology claims to be a science and bases it’s claims, theories and postulates on …
So. You’re smart kids right?! RIGHT. As smart kids, you of course LOVE reading interesting articles, thinking about them, and then sharing your new found thoughts, understandings and wonderings with your friends! Right!? Right. So, check out the thought provoking pieces below and choose 1 to …
The 2016 Titles are Here and Copied Below!! But before you get writing, you gotta get unpacking! Use the document linked below, above the titles, to work to unpack one of the questions below! I will assign you to a question! unpacking 2016 titles
Read the following two pieces of stimulus material and then respond to the accompanying questions in your TOK online Journal. Read the following re: Economics: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/11/nobel-prize-economics-not-science-hubris-disaster Questions: What WOKs do economists use to construct knowledge? If their knowledge is unreliable, and they use the above …