Hey it’s me! 🥹🖤 agree 100%. For me, it harkens back to 17th century women’s reading groups… it’s funny because a lot of the negative comments I get on that video happen to be from (majority) men, and mostly women are gravitating towards this trend. And as someone who is going through the personal curriculum with a group of people, I can vouch for the primary/secondary source of it all and the supplementary material (films, art, etc). What excites me most about this is the focus on collective learning, rather than the traditional hierarchical power structures. The shared decision-making, dialogue, and mutual empowerment is refreshing!
My personal curriculum is a purrsonal curriculum because I look for cats in everything I read and/or look at. I kind of miss the literature classes I had when I was an undergrad and so I want to get that feeling back of reading books that draw you in and reading about the literary tradition. And doing all of that through the cat lense as a sort of purrsonal quirk.
Thank you for sharing the way of coming up with a workable curriculum.
I finally have a term for something I’ve been doing my whole life, add it to the hobby list. I was homeschooled Montessori style so this is pretty much what I have always done when learning about a new subject, and how I engage with my interests. I really enjoyed making visual presentations of the subject to share with the other kids, I would spend hours drawing illustrations of the internal anatomy of rattlesnakes, a geological diagram of a volcano in cross section, the steps of ancient Egyptian mummification. I think the same thing would be great here, maybe have a night with friends where you serve them a thematic meal and give them a presentation of what you’ve learned? Yeah, I’m gonna do that.
I just love the idea of a personal curriculum. The most difficult thing for me is deciding on one topic itself, and after that, breaking it down on manegeable parts. There's so much I want to learn, about all kind of topics. If anyone has any advice on how to do this, it would be great!
What a fun idea! I've never thought of a personal curriculum before! Having said that, I'm probably not going to do it (lol) since I know myself well, but I do make sure I read some non-fiction in areas I'm interested in. I read "Ninth Street Women" about the 1940s/50s women in the art scene of New York (Elaine de Koonig, Lee Krasner, eg.) and it opened my eyes to the era and to their art. I am in a Book Club that does non-democratic selection (when it's your turn, you buy all the books and keep them secret) so we get a good breadth of fiction and non-fiction.
I really enjoyed this article. I've been trying to figure out the best way to start my own personal curriculum and this answers it perfectly. I took Art History classes for my Studio Art major, but I always wanted to delve deeper into it. I'm excited about this. Much appreciated. 🖤
I was previously convinced that I've failed to keep up with not just my college courses but also with how many books I'm supposed to read weekly, monthly, etc. because I've dedicated an “absurd” amount of time to reading books of just one specific genre. Now, after reading this, I feel much better.
Thank you so much for this! This came just at the perfect time since I have to prepare for some college courses and was overwhelmed at the thought of everything that is to come... 😁
This is a delightful, gentle boundaries about designing curriculum! As someone with learning eyes bigger than my stomach the reminder to only focus on a few books at a time, and to supplement with other sources of learning, is sorely needed. Thank you!!
Hey it’s me! 🥹🖤 agree 100%. For me, it harkens back to 17th century women’s reading groups… it’s funny because a lot of the negative comments I get on that video happen to be from (majority) men, and mostly women are gravitating towards this trend. And as someone who is going through the personal curriculum with a group of people, I can vouch for the primary/secondary source of it all and the supplementary material (films, art, etc). What excites me most about this is the focus on collective learning, rather than the traditional hierarchical power structures. The shared decision-making, dialogue, and mutual empowerment is refreshing!
Your video on this is great. My mind boggles that anyone left negative comments... like, what? What could possibly be the issue with this?
My personal curriculum is a purrsonal curriculum because I look for cats in everything I read and/or look at. I kind of miss the literature classes I had when I was an undergrad and so I want to get that feeling back of reading books that draw you in and reading about the literary tradition. And doing all of that through the cat lense as a sort of purrsonal quirk.
Thank you for sharing the way of coming up with a workable curriculum.
I finally have a term for something I’ve been doing my whole life, add it to the hobby list. I was homeschooled Montessori style so this is pretty much what I have always done when learning about a new subject, and how I engage with my interests. I really enjoyed making visual presentations of the subject to share with the other kids, I would spend hours drawing illustrations of the internal anatomy of rattlesnakes, a geological diagram of a volcano in cross section, the steps of ancient Egyptian mummification. I think the same thing would be great here, maybe have a night with friends where you serve them a thematic meal and give them a presentation of what you’ve learned? Yeah, I’m gonna do that.
Wonderful idea 💡 I might do the dinner thing!!
Excellent! This has sort have been my life path, and you’ve certainly outlined it with great ways to ensure success!
I just love the idea of a personal curriculum. The most difficult thing for me is deciding on one topic itself, and after that, breaking it down on manegeable parts. There's so much I want to learn, about all kind of topics. If anyone has any advice on how to do this, it would be great!
Keep it niche!! One thing at a time 😜
What a fun idea! I've never thought of a personal curriculum before! Having said that, I'm probably not going to do it (lol) since I know myself well, but I do make sure I read some non-fiction in areas I'm interested in. I read "Ninth Street Women" about the 1940s/50s women in the art scene of New York (Elaine de Koonig, Lee Krasner, eg.) and it opened my eyes to the era and to their art. I am in a Book Club that does non-democratic selection (when it's your turn, you buy all the books and keep them secret) so we get a good breadth of fiction and non-fiction.
Thank you so much for this awesome idea, Rebecca!
This sounds like fun! Like all bookish trends, I'm a bit wary of jumping in on the bandwagon, but I love the idea of it!
Love the point about making it a ritual!
I really enjoyed this article. I've been trying to figure out the best way to start my own personal curriculum and this answers it perfectly. I took Art History classes for my Studio Art major, but I always wanted to delve deeper into it. I'm excited about this. Much appreciated. 🖤
I was previously convinced that I've failed to keep up with not just my college courses but also with how many books I'm supposed to read weekly, monthly, etc. because I've dedicated an “absurd” amount of time to reading books of just one specific genre. Now, after reading this, I feel much better.
Thank you so much for this! This came just at the perfect time since I have to prepare for some college courses and was overwhelmed at the thought of everything that is to come... 😁
Love this so much
This is a delightful, gentle boundaries about designing curriculum! As someone with learning eyes bigger than my stomach the reminder to only focus on a few books at a time, and to supplement with other sources of learning, is sorely needed. Thank you!!
I like this very much.
Excellent idea. Many people will enhance their lives by doing this. 😍
I am interested in Chinese science fiction. There the work of Liu Cixin has been translated in German.
Chinese science fiction sounds epic!
Very good. Yes, a personal curriculum needs to be both challenging and enjoyable.