My MC Logo is a graphical representation of various concepts in physics. The reason I have chosen it as my multicultural logo is because the concepts represented in the image are done so in a manner independent of culture, which is how I think physics should be represented. The laws and principles that govern the natural do not depend upon the cultural lens through which they are viewed. Newton's law of gravity is the same for an Aboriginal in the Australian outback as it is for a physicist at MIT.

It is because of its independence of culture that I believe the image represents my perspective on multicultural education, or at least my perspective with respect to my field. It is not that I don't think culture is important (it most certainly is), I just don't think it is important when studying the laws of physics. In saying this, I don't want it to be taken as a downplay on multiculturalism. If anything, I think some science teachers have it easy when it comes to cultural issues. Sure, teaching a class of multi-cultural students can have its challenges, but it is believed that, if nothing else, science can be the unifier or common ground. Ultimately, this is what I want to represent by the image I have submitted.

With physics being something that is, at the end of the day, independent of culture, it will be a good place to address the third principle for teaching and learning in a multi-cultural society, which is intergroup relations. This is because, as stated above, the subject can act as a common ground for people of different cultures to meet. If nowhere else, students can find similarities between themselves and others through its study. Physics also provides a place where the principles of student learning and assessment can be addressed as well. Again, due to the common ground provided, equality in learning and assessing can be provided to the students.

January 26, 2009

A is for Atheist
            The church tried but failed.

B is for B is for Bourbon
            The drink of my region
            The South that is
            Indian maize
            wheat, rye, and/or malted barley
            100% pure water
            sour mash fermentation
            distilled to no more than 160 proof
            4 plus years in a charred oak barrel
            equals Straight goodness.

C is for Courage and Commitment
            Like Honor, these are important to me.
            They are the core values of the Marine Corps.

D is for Do unto others as you would have done to you
            The Golden Rule.

E is for European
            I am of European decent.
            English and Scotch mostly.
            Some Norwegian.

F is for Fishing
            Was taken when I was young
            Will continue to do ‘til I'm old.

G is for “God...
            No god!”

H is for Honor
            Just like Courage and Commitment,
            this too is important to me
            They are the core values of the Marine Corps

I is for Indian
            My grandmother had some in her
            I guess I do, too.

J is for Justice
            As important as Honor, Courage, and Commitment.

K is for Keep on working
            Hard working middle class is who I am.

L is for Lawrence
            My surname
            English nobility.

M is for Marine
            Grandfather was in the Navy
            He was a WWII vet
            I heard all the stories
            Felt compelled to join the Marines
            So I did.

N is for Nintendo generation
            The generation of technology
            I've basically grown up right alongside the PC.

O is for Omnivore
            I was raised to consume both plants and animals
            I love eating both.

P is for Power
            “What is good?
            All that heightens the feeling of power,
            the will to power,
            power itself in man.”
            Picked it up when I was young.

Q is for Quiet
            One should never be too loud in public.

R is for Russellville
            Medium-size town in Arkansas
            The place I call home.

S is for Soccer
            Most of my life has been spent playing.

T is for Tyson
            The name is French, but I'm mostly English.

U is for United States of America
            It is the land of the free and the land of my birth.

V is for Voice
            Mine can be heard speaking English 99.9% of the time.

W is for White
            I am Caucasian, but C was already taken.

X is for eXtra attention
            Attention to detail
            One way to success.

Y is for Young
            Buy getting older
            I am 27.

Z is for Zeitgeist
            It is all around us.

February 27, 2009

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R U B R I C ,
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A S S I G N M E N T ,
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