Violet Band: Human Arc

VIOLET BAND - HUMAN ARC. changes // updates q: what does it mean to be “human” ? … and why do we care?  key components:

brave new worldnow - march	we’ve already started this (woo!), but how does this book define humanity? how is it depicted in this dystopian society? what is limited, changed? what is present?
race theoryall term	we’ve already started this (woo!), but what is the state of social human interaction, evolution, life today? how does critical race theory play a part in our everyday life? how can we be socially responsible, conscious members of society? how can we use our privilege to help solve problems?
roboticsmarch-may	robots and artificial intelligence are a window into our own brains, needs, and design capacity. in a godlike fashion, most robots are created in our own image - whether literally (think about robots through pop culture) or figuratively (they don’t look like us, but they behave like us). in order to gain another perspective on humanity, all of us will view humanity through the lens of robotics - playing with, building, exploring different levels of robots
healthapril	all the sex ed. you guys knew this was happening.
guided explorationnow - june	small group classes. once a week we’ll meet for math and writing. for some of you, it’ll be mandatory. for others, you can opt-in to enhance your skillset. all of you should plan to explore at least ONE outside option using guided resources. think about it this way: what outside class are you taking to enhance your own humanity?
band shufflemarch	since not only are we studying views and components on humanity, we’re also studying humans, starting next week you’ll be in a collaborator rotation wheel. every week you’ll spend mornings with a different collaborator, studying a different topic interesting and essential to the idea of human. over the course of the month, you’ll explore different arenas of humanity and collect, compile a working portfolio of your experience, complete with mini projects at the end of each week. your rotation schedule is below: week of feb 29: simons - civil rights (social history, movements) week of mar 7: phillip - early civilizations (expansion, evolution, culture) week of mar 14: willow - human body (system and maintenance) week of mar 21: mandress - psychology (development, experiments, drugs)

 a: formal end-of-arc paper on your answer, findings ✨✨✨ should be really good, you guys. ✨✨✨