When students take the lead, education can be beautiful

My brilliant colleague Sharon Knipmeyer built a beautiful visual story of all the work my students did in Arc of Justice last semester. Click this link to see the photographs and learn more about the project.

The photos show the long and exciting process through which students imagined, planned, and created an interactive exhibit for the community to share what they learned about how change happens in the world. Building the exhibit required a diverse set of skills, and students chose the tasks that best matched their passions and interests, including:

  • cleaning and preparing the site
  • painting
  • mixing concrete
  • sawing and drilling PVC poles
  • selecting and arranging primary documents
  • choosing the music
  • making historically-accurate protest signs
  • flying the camera drone to record the unveiling

Please explore these additional links for more artifacts and background:

  • The course syllabus
  • The student-designed handout for visitors to the exhibit
  • The student music curator’s statement for visitors
  • The conference program for individual student presentations
  • My earlier blog post about the course rationale and the importance of difficult questions

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