I was watching the infamous Eurotrip movie this weekend and couldn't help but mention the problem that started the whole trip to Europe. Scott is an English speaking American who exchanges emails with who he thinks is a German guy named Mike. He thinks that this man is making moves on him one night after being dumped by his girlfriend so he shoots him an angry message. Little did he know, it was actually a very cute german girl. Had he been paying attention to her emails he would have seen that she even used female pronouns! Her name is not Mike, but rather it is pronounced Me-Kah (The German form of Michelle). This movie shows a classic form of misunderstanding another culture. I think we could potentially take the lessons learned in this movie and apply it to our jobs. Do not make assumptions that you know everything about another culture. Pay attention to DETAILS. That is all. Thought I should throw out this silly comparison.
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But what does the incestuous make out scene and the Absinthe trip say about directive pedagogy?
That's all well and good, but GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.
In response to David's question about directive pedagogy...This movie shows that true learning does not happen in the classroom, but through experiences with your peers. In this specific case the high school grads show impressive development through their own self-initiated ventures.
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