I assumed that my topic would limit my research as it is quite specific, however I was happy to see that there was a lot of insightful information. I think the most interesting part of all this research is gathering the diverse opinions and assumptions people make about a certain religion, or between an atheist …
Author Archives: Michael Pilovsky
A Rabbi, A Priest, and an Atheist
Ethnography Project What is your topic? (What sub-community do you plan on investigating?) Well my community started with Judaism, wanting to explain how it may play a role in the moral development and understanding of good and bad in its youth. Then I considered how Christianity, Judaism and an Atheist youth compare in their morality …
College Concerns
Going to a Jewish Private school there were few things set in stone for my experience: a close class of smaller than 40, teachers who know me personally, and my “favorite” (not my favorite, that was sarcasm) Hebrew and Bible classes. I think everyone thinks about how their lives will change from high school; that …
3 Forms Of Intelligence
Which form (or forms) of intelligence do you believe you are most gifted in? How do you use this type of intelligence in your everyday life? Describe some specific ways in which you use this intelligence to your advantage. Analytical and Practical intelligence have always been my strongest forms of intelligence. I never was great …
What we can learn Muggsy Bogues
The main point I took from Gladwell’s explanation of the achievement gap was that people were not given enough chances to succeed. Considering everyone matures and experiences different lives, means that the education system cannot simply group people into grades expect them all to do well. I think the Matthew effect is a reality and …
Open Letter Brainstorm
As a student with learning differences (ADHD and Dyslexia), I had teachers who neglected my abilities, or tried to help improve them. The first educational figure who gave me hope was my reading specialist, I called her Conny. Making any first grader go to a reading specialist 5 days a week on top of school …
Why I Enjoy Writing Today
Sprinting to class I secure a seat and begin the most torturous thing I had anticipated, the in class essay on our freshmen summer reading, “The Kite Runner”. My mind scattered like a jigsaw puzzle as I try to put something called a “thesis” or an argument from what I remember, then I write an …
Michael’s Two Cents
This is a blog for my English class. I come from San Francisco, I like to be active (the picture was on one of my hikes), and play basketball. I hope to share more with you over these blog posts! “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard”-Kevin Durant
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