The Educational Landscape
Graduate Students are
asked to consider the vast "Educational Landscape" in
Contemporary Topics, as it is, which
includes a multitude of factors (educational history, unions, parents,
finances, etc.). The students are to consider the entire
educational landscape and put a creative spin on it through art,
literature, dance, or any other creative medium that they desire.
Here is an example of student work in this area.
Educational Landscape
Monopoly - Deluxe "Milieu" Edition
This monopoly board was one
student's way of creating a game out of a complex part of the
education landscape labeled the "milieu". The milieu is
multi-faceted, which includes issues such as technology, church vs.
state, parental involvement, school finance, and more. A quote
from the student:
"To me, the way the parts of the
milieu fit together was much like a game. Maneuvering around
the many heated issues was like a roll of the dice, where each
occurrence was by chance, and those who could "monopolize" all the
different issues and control them was the winner. The game,
however, was designed so that there could never be one true winner
(due to the harshness of the "Community Chest" and "Educational
Chance" cards) much as in the actual milieu. There must be
compromises in some areas, not total victory."
The zoomed-in picture represents a
part of the milieu that includes child abuse, harassment, drug
abuse, and learning disabilities, with a "technology" portion tucked
in between. The "Lunch Supervision" card represents the "jail"
on the Monopoly* board.
*Monopoly is a trademark of
Parker Brothers.
College-Conservatory of Music
Division of Music Education
Mary Emery Hall | P.O. Box 210003 | Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003
Phone:
513-556-6017
Fax: 513-556-0202
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