It was fun to have the Isero Advisory (2012 version) over to my house last Saturday for a Thanksgiving Dinner.
This is what we learned:
Here are some photos from the event:
The Class of 2012 in my Advisory workshop group did huge amounts of work today on their Post-Graduation Plan. I am happy with the work ethic I’m witnessing in the Class of 2012 so far this year.
Keep this momentum up. The only rule is work.
And here are nine beautiful seconds of work captured on video.
Questions I left my students with: What happened today? And how can whatever happened be replicated more often?
Artist Statement
This set of work is meant to be viewed with the feeling of sadness and sympathy. My main influences for these pieces are from the book The Metamorphosis by Frank Kafka and The Stranger by Albert Camus. Both books explore the themes of dehumanization and estrangement.
My first theme is dehumanization and how it connects to society today. Dehumanization is to make somebody less human by taking away his/her individuality. In today’s society, this is common in most schools. This is because many schools have dress codes as well as many other rules that take away or put a cap on the youth’s creative interests and passions. In doing this, schools are dehumanizing youth by making them conform to wearing a uniform where everyone wears the exact same thing to prevent individuality. I took two separate pictures and put them together to form a diptych, two different pictures put side by side to tell a story, to express dehumanization in today’s society.
The photo of the rose with the green flame also conveys dehumanization in a metaphorical sense. The rose is meant to represent a person’s passion. Now as society tries to break a person’s passion, their passion begins to burn slowly, and when it stops burning, the passion is gone, just as the rose would disintegrate as the fire continues the burn. This was one of favorite photos to shoot because I had to use chemistry to get the flame to burn green. To create a green flame you need two things: methanol and boric acid. Combining these two substances create a solution that when burned, burn green. I had the best time trying to get the best flame for the pictures. This picture connects closer with the book The Metamorphosis because in the book, the main character, Gregor, had passion. However it was because of society’s constant attack on his passion that he was dehumanized on a daily basis.
My second theme of my photos is Estrangement and how it connects to both society and the book The Stranger. The photos of the girl on the bench more closely connect with the book The Stranger because it shows estrangement. Estrangement is to make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent. The pictures of the girl on the bench closely connect to The Stranger because just like the main character, Meursault, she is a loner. This interpretation is more straight forward that the next picture.
The picture of the burning book also closely connects with The Stranger in a sense that a burning book would alarm most people while burning the book wouldn’t alarm the main character, Meursault. The person holding the book is obviously not alarmed but shows estrangement because their reaction to a burning book is indifferent. One of the books subthemes is what happens if a person acts the opposite of how society expects them to act.
In conclusion, these photos are meant to bring out the emotions of the viewer, especially if the viewer has read the books. As a photographer, I have to consider how many images people look at every day and how I want a person to feel when they look at my photos. With this in mind, I always try to put deeper meaning into my photos. I do not just take photos for the sake of taking photos. I believe that pictures with meaning are always are always better pictures.
Geneva Car Barn (right down the street) is a community center! They are offering three opportunities this fall:
1. Spoken word class,
2. Communications intern,
3. Art intern.
The internships are paid positions and could help with your Senior Exhibition. The spoken word class is also a great way to get credit and to express yourselves. Check out this flyer:
This is a really cool service opportunity if you care about reading, education, and your community. Reading Partners is a literacy intervention tutor internship that provides you a consistent way to help your community and to get your community service hours.
If you’re interested, see me or check out this information below. Apply with Glennis Coursey by calling (415) 713-6163. The time requirement is two or more hours per week, and there are many locations in San Francisco.
These classes seem cool. Check them out. The classes are at BAYCAT and are about animation and filmmaking. Apply online today at www.baycat.org. Ask them about getting school credit, too, especially if you need credits to graduate on time.
Students and Parents, please attend next Wednesday’s Back to School Night.
It’s from 6-9 p.m. on Sept. 7. Click on the link to find out more information.
If you can, please bring something to share for our potluck. If you have more questions, please let me know.
Hi there. In case you didn’t get the school mailing (or if you lost a form), here are the required forms for Retreat. Warning: It’s 16 pages long, so be careful to print only the form(s) you need.
You can also go directly to http://bit.ly/requiredforms. And they’re on the Resources page, too.
In addition to the new LHS Calendar, I have added several new features on iseroma.com that will help students and parents.
Here are some of them:
I’m proud to report that the Class of 2012 did extremely well on their Junior Exhibitions last Thursday.
Teachers and students reported that the presentations were informative, dynamic, and well-prepared.
I was particularly happy with the success of my advisees and the students in my workshop group.
Congratulations, Juniors, for demonstrating to the rest of the school your intellect, passion, and LHS spirit.
Check out my advisees’ reflections on the junior project in the sidebar.
iseroma live, one of the most popular features of iseroma.com (and a great way to get your office hours), is moving to Sundays, 8:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
I’m moving iseroma live to Sunday nights because Tuesdays were crazy for me and because many of you wanted to change the day.
Right now, iseroma live is only for my advisees.
Today we had our Advisory Closure, and despite the several instances of grumbling, the proceedings went well. Enrique reminded people to bring food, and Octavio provided the entertainment.
Before the fun began, Mr. Isero forced his advisees to do SSR, review a Winter Break assignment (the only Advisory homework in the school!), and write a nice letter to a peer.
The complaints and sarcastic comments abounded, especially when Principal Rood entered the room. Charity remarked that Mr. Isero is “always studious” and Chezlyn noted that the Isero Advisory was “going to college.” Ms. Rood called the group “the second cutest Advisory” after Ms. Turner’s, which was decorating ornaments down the hall.
All in all, it was a successful event. Students even decided to clean up! Now that makes any adviser happy!
After two years, iseroma.com gets a new look today. I hope that you like the redesign: brighter, cleaner, happier.
Besides looking good, the new design is geared to encourage more students and families to interact with the site. I’m hoping that students, especially my advisees, will post original content and that everyone will feel free to interact with each other and write comments.
Go ahead! Find a post and then write a comment!
The redesign is only one of the ways I’m hoping to improve iseroma.com. There will also be more improvements over Winter Break. If you have ideas about how to improve iseroma.com, please leave a comment!
We were supposed to have our November Birthday Celebration tomorrow, but because of the Thanksgiving holiday, Birthday Coordinator Enrique decided to postpone the festivities until next Monday.
Check out the Halloween-themed service opportunities with buildOn this Thursday, 4-7 p.m., and this Saturday.
Take a look at the flyers and permission slip below.
buildOn always has the best service opportunities, and this weekend is no exception.
This Saturday, Oct. 10, help out at a lacrosse tournament at Kezar Stadium. There are two shifts: 8-12 and 12-2. There are no more permission slips, so email Ashley at ashley.shult@ge.com to get one.
This Monday (when you have no school), Oct. 12, work at the SF Food Bank. The shift is 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Print out this the permission slip.
Next Monday is Indigenous People’s Day. There is no school.
Tuesday is a Monday schedule.
Wednesday is the PSAT. You will be in Room 316 from 8:00 to 11:20.
Here’s another extremely easy community service opportunity.
Just walk downstairs to the first floor, help some younger students with their homework, and get service hours!
The Beacon Center wants LHS students to help out middle school students. This is where you come in.
See Eric Drobny, our AmeriCorps volunteer, to sign up. The training is Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 1:45 p.m. in the Beacon Center.
We’re getting into the habit of the every-other-week Wednesday assignment. Last week, your progress report was due (although only 5 of you turned it in). This Wednesday, it’s the Attendance Assignment.
Remember that you can get copies of forms at the Forms page. But here is an embedded version of the assignment that you can download or print.
The embedded version is neat: You can zoom, go full page, print, and download. I’ll be sure to embed more stuff in upcoming posts.
The PSAT is coming up Oct. 14. Some of you have asked, “How can I study for the PSAT?”
Here are some ways:
The high-stakes CALPADS forms (which, on first glance, are confusing) are due this Wednesday, so please let me know if you have questions.
Also, your progress reports, assigned last Wednesday, are due, too.
Remember that we go back and forth between attendance reports and progress reports on Wednesdays, so start getting into the habit. You can always find forms on the Forms page.
Hi Advisees! You did a great job today taking your attendance seriously. Due next Wednesday is the Attendance Check-In Assignment. Be sure to have your parents sign it at the bottom of page 2.
See me with questions or if you want to do the assignment together.
To succeed in school, what you do outside of class is probably as important as what you do inside of class.
That’s why iseroma.com now has iseroma live!
iseroma live is a place where you can chat with me and your friends about homework, projects, and anything else Isero-related.
You can chat anytime. Just click on the “Live” page above. Tune in on Tuesdays from 8 to 9 p.m. if you also want to use iseroma live as your way to do your office hours!
Your progress reports are due this Wednesday, complete and signed by your parents.
Remember that there are two ways to fill out your progress report:
Ask your teacher for their classwork and password so that you can access your grades online. Better yet, link your grades — just like you did last year — to your universal My Gradebook account. That way, you can see all of your grades at the same time.
Inspiring Young Emerging Leaders, or I-YEL, is accepting applications for a paid internship focused on improving the environment and learning about the Golden Gate National Parks.
The internship would include environmental leadership training and outdoor trips. Interns must make a year commitment (October through July), attend weekly meetings on Wednesdays from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., and participate in two trainings a month on Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
See Ms. Michaelis for more details, go to the I-YEL Website, or fill out this application. Applications are due Sept. 19.
Want to be a doctor? If so, check out UCSF’s MedLink program. This mentorship program connects you with a current UCSF Medical School student.
One Saturday per month, you go to UCSF, meet up with your mentor, and learn more about the medical field. Included in the program is a visit to the anatomy lab, a hospital tour, college awareness, and a consistent relationship with a current medical student.
For more information, contact Ms. Michaelis. Applications are due Sept. 25. Here is a PowerPoint with more information.
Beginning today, there are two new features on iseroma.com to help my advisees and their parents keep up with Advisory.
1. Assignments page! Check out the Isero Advisory page for a link to all Advisory assignments. If you ever miss class, here’s one way not to fall behind.
2. What We Did In Class page! Here are the official agendas of each Advisory. This is a great way to keep track of announcements, homework, and advisory activities, especially if you’re absent.
Please use these resources! If you have questions, email me at misero@leadershiphigh.org.
This post is just to remind you of the homework that is due this Friday.
1. Study for your syllabus quiz. It’s closed notes.
2. Complete NS Contracts. It’s the difference of 5 credits! See me for help.
3. Text me or email me at my 10-digit number@messaging.sprintpcs.com.
School begins next Tuesday, Aug. 18. Here is the Retreat Schedule.
* Class of 2013: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.
* Class of 2012: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
* Class of 2011: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
* Class of 2010: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Be on time at 8:00 and be in dress code! Also, make sure to bring all your forms. Check the packet you got in the mail. If you didn’t get a packet, make sure to speak with your adviser.
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