#smoothspace

February 8, 2017 **Online Class** due to winter weather conditions ACTIVITY #2 1.     Read the attached article by Leafgren (you can also find the article on Moodle) 2.     Answer the following questions using the Leafgren article: a.     Explain the concept of smooth space? Explain the concept of striated space?

— Smooth space is a concept of classroom space where children are “without boundaries, without aim or destination”, an explorative space with an extensive milieu. Striated space, similarly, is a concept of classroom space where teachers are setting the meaning of the space, they may “code and decode [the] space” and define the meaning of the routine, action, activity, etc.  My understanding is, that a typical classroom environment fluctuates between these spaces throughout their day; the teacher leading the class, the children taking initiative to explore ideas or subjects of interest, and the relationship that is constantly moving between the teacher and the student through the learning environment. (p. 286)

b.     Explain this quote: “It is through constant movement and communication among intersecting milieus that the nomad overcomes the territorializing or stratifying potential of the classroom milieu” (Leafgren, 2013, p. 279).

— My interpretation of this quote is that children are able to cope with the presumed ‘confines’ and structures of a classroom environment through the way that the child understands other environments. The examples of the environments the child may think of in relation to the classroom, or alternatively, imaginatively be in this place: “home, the community, the playground,…in front of the TV”. c.      Rewrite this sentence below in language we can understand (laypersons) “Getting in trouble is a kind of becoming - a nomadic avoidance of the repetition of the State form” (Leafgren, 2013, p.279)

— “Getting in trouble is a way to rebel against the system, to disrupt the cycle” d.     Find three quotes about “pencils” in the data and send them to me – your three favourite!!! —  M19. So, I love rhythm and play the  Tabla (Indian Drums). A while back, while bored in class, I started tapping my pencil on the desk and came up with some pretty sick beats. Since then, I’ve been messing around trying to create cool variations to imitate hip-hop and rap beats. —  M13. You are only allowed ONE pencil at a time. This cuts down on playing. —  M3. Place pencil between your top lip and nose as a mustache – normally, when bored.