TABLE OF CONTENTS
November 19, 2014
The Statement magazine explores theory and practice in pedagogy.
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Magazine Editor: Carlina Duan
Features
Theory, practice and the nature of a liberal arts education
Photo by Ruby wallau
When educators plug theory and praxis based learning, they are referring to a traditional pedagogy of concepts, facts, laws, or equations paired with real-world tangible applications of knowledge. Less obvious, however, are the pockets throughout the University where this bi-level coursework resides, not to test a hypothesis or learn skills for a career, but to engage students more deeply with liberal arts material.
On North Campus, a city of driverless vehicles
Just under the cloud-flecked Ann Arbor water tower, a tiny city is being built. Curving asphalt streets are the only hint of the project, but once the asphalt hardens, buildings will be raised, stoplights strung up and simulated pedestrians will be programmed. These 32 acres at the edge of North Campus will be home to the Mobility Transformation Center’s Test Facility, a complex built to develop automated, driverless vehicles.
Columns
My First Time: My leg-up on Pheidippides
Illustration by megan mulholland
On a brisk morning, just before 7 a.m., with Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” blasted over the loudspeakers, I crossed the starting line and headed out onto the streets of Detroit in my 26.2-mile quest.
by Mariam sheikh
Famous by Association: We’ll (never) be royal?
It’s so puzzling to me that I, as a proud citizen of this glorious democracy, am just one of the millions of Americans who are oh so very emotionally invested in everything regarding the royals.
Personal Statements
This week:
Personal Statement: Knowing my nose
My nose has always been a very literal standout physical feature on me. It really isn’t that spectacular or much of an anomaly — yet it’s been the cause of conversation for as long as I can remember.
Illustration by megan mulholland
the archives:
Personal Statement: I didn’t go to my grandmother’s funeral
My grandmother was my fashion icon. As a single mother raising six children in Queens, her hats always matched her gloves, which matched her shoes.
Personal Statement: My favorite word
I love the word “creative.” I love the crisp sound of the first syllable and how it seems to mellow down, almost wandering away into ambiguity by the time you finish saying it. It’s a small word, which is good because I’m not particularly fond of long, overly intelligent sounding words. Using them usually indicates an overzealousness to appease.
Visual Statement
Michigan Aviators
Soaring high above the ground, members of the Michigan Aviators look down and view the Big House and Ann Arbor from the best vantage point in town.
by JAMeS COLLER
Thought Bubble
“Well, (education) is a powerful tool … People have been fighting for education since forever and, you know, I think it’s the one tool that sort of can propagate you from an underdeveloped person — or, if you look wider — a country itself, to a developed nation. It’s the only tool that I think is the most powerful in helping you expand your horizons, and expand yourself.”