Balance....

Through our photography work and readings in module 1, I have been intrigued with the ideas of how balance and composition play a large role in creating a compelling photograph. As I was reading through the lesson plan created by the second grade teacher I would take the place of today, I considered an "imaginative bridge" between such balance in a photograph to balance in a classroom. I noticed at the end of the day how all of the assigned group work activities in class were chosen so there was a suitable balance in regards to gender, personality and ability. This certainly played quite an influential role in how the learning activity was experienced by each individual student. For example, the math lesson today required the students to measure out standing long jump distances in groups of four. Most of the groups had an equal number of boys and girls and similar levels of physical coordination and thus, resulting distances. This allowed the students to feel comfortable participating in the activity, without the feeling of extreme failure or success amongst their peers.