I What does it mean to be progressive?
Being progressive means that it is the years after a gilded age and people have begun to start their thinking and ideas to helping social and economic issues. I chose to talk about domestic abuse because I personally have been a victim of domestic abuse and I want to be able to help others like me and learn more about why people are abusers.
Being progressive means that it is the years after a gilded age and people have begun to start their thinking and ideas to helping social and economic issues. I chose to talk about domestic abuse because I personally have been a victim of domestic abuse and I want to be able to help others like me and learn more about why people are abusers.
Our human cantered problem statement is that abusers become abusers because of what is happening in their homes when they are younger, if a child is seeing abuse or being abused then they will grow up to be an abuser or be abused.
Below is some of our research:
Our first idea was to make a teddy bear for children that had a communicative device in it but we chose not to do that because there is no battery that would be able to last forever and because a child could get scared of the dark and use it for that instead of a real emergency. Our second idea was to make a children's book which turned out really well.
Our Book:
Progressive Day:
What I would do better: Because of what the feedback said I would make it longer and more detailed. I would have also liked to have more than two weeks to write, draw, and produce the book in its entirety.
Progressive day reflections: Progressive day went really and I enjoyed talking to the kids. All of them were ready and able to answer questions about the book or anything else we asked like the right and wrong times to call the police. I would have liked to had questions prepared to ask the children, I would have liked if we had time to talk to the teachers, I think I would not have brought the tri-fold. It didn’t need to be there and didn’t really do more than sit on the table. In all progressive day went really well and I liked doing it.
Most challenging: The most challenging part of the project was doing the immersion experience. There was nothing we could have done that could have simulated domestic violence so we ended up putting tape on our sides and not telling anyone about it. This was not in anyway resembling domestic violence and may not have been as bad as other such as the group who did depression. Their simulation was inappropriate in the fact that they stared into a mirror for at least an hour and said horrible things about themselves and eventually cried. I overcame this challenge by just doing what Joanne asked us to do.
Appreciate/value most: I appreciate how the progressive challenge really opened my eyes to how often domestic violence happens, how young it can begin, and how it can begin. The progressive challenge is great in the fact that it helps people open their eyes to the facts and lets us try to find ways to help people who need help.
What I’ve learned: Progressivism has taught me what it means to be progressive and how to find ways to help people who need it. I feel that everyone should look at or study the progressive challenge to at least learn what this challenge is about and how to help people in need.
Impact on user and changes: I feel that a lot of the kids we read to really understood the message of the book but the youngest group didn’t. I think they learned what it means to need help because their parents are being abusive towards each other or them. I would make the book longer and add more details so the kids relate to the main character more.
Progressive day reflections: Progressive day went really and I enjoyed talking to the kids. All of them were ready and able to answer questions about the book or anything else we asked like the right and wrong times to call the police. I would have liked to had questions prepared to ask the children, I would have liked if we had time to talk to the teachers, I think I would not have brought the tri-fold. It didn’t need to be there and didn’t really do more than sit on the table. In all progressive day went really well and I liked doing it.
Most challenging: The most challenging part of the project was doing the immersion experience. There was nothing we could have done that could have simulated domestic violence so we ended up putting tape on our sides and not telling anyone about it. This was not in anyway resembling domestic violence and may not have been as bad as other such as the group who did depression. Their simulation was inappropriate in the fact that they stared into a mirror for at least an hour and said horrible things about themselves and eventually cried. I overcame this challenge by just doing what Joanne asked us to do.
Appreciate/value most: I appreciate how the progressive challenge really opened my eyes to how often domestic violence happens, how young it can begin, and how it can begin. The progressive challenge is great in the fact that it helps people open their eyes to the facts and lets us try to find ways to help people who need help.
What I’ve learned: Progressivism has taught me what it means to be progressive and how to find ways to help people who need it. I feel that everyone should look at or study the progressive challenge to at least learn what this challenge is about and how to help people in need.
Impact on user and changes: I feel that a lot of the kids we read to really understood the message of the book but the youngest group didn’t. I think they learned what it means to need help because their parents are being abusive towards each other or them. I would make the book longer and add more details so the kids relate to the main character more.