Week 1: Two Cultures

Hello, everyone! 

My name is Chayanne, and I am a 4th-Year Sociology major, Education Studies minor, which means majority of my classes are on North campus. When on campus, there are major differences between the South campus and North campus. For example, the architectural designs of the buildings, the liveliness, and even the amount of students differ between the two campuses. Whenever I went to South campus, I always felt like I was at an entirely different institution.
                                                                  
UCLA School of Engineering

UCLA Dodd Hall
The division of campuses is similar to the divide mentioned in this week’s reading, “The Two Cultures and Scientific Revolution,” written by C.P. Snow. The reading focuses on the separation of two cultures: the literary intellectuals and the scientists. Snow argues that these two cultures should work together, “to help enhance society.” Snow believes the only way to do this is by starting with our education system, as the U.S. education system is too “specialized.” Before this reading, I never thought about the cultural divide between the two groups. However, this reading has allowed me to reflect on my educational trajectory. I have always avoided taking science courses or doing anything that had to do with STEM, staying within my comfort zone. However, this has caused me to limit my knowledge and ultimately a possible positive educational experience.





References: 

Bernardo, Francisco. “Christopher Frayling's ‘Research in Art and Design’ Review.” Medium, Medium, 29 June 2018, https://franciscobernardo.medium.com/review-of-research-in-art-and-design-by-christopher-frayling-e1b971d8cf3.

“Dodd - Department of Philosophy.” UCLA, 25 Sept. 2016, https://philosophy.ucla.edu/home/attachment/dodd/.

“Government.” Clark Construction Company, 28 May 2019, https://clarkcc.com/projects/government/.

Snow, C. P. (Charles Percy), 1905-1980. The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution. New York :Cambridge University Press, 1959.

“Stem Is Hard Memes.” Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/memes/comments/af8iie/stem_is_hard/. 

Comments

  1. Shyam Patel Desma 9April 3, 2022 at 5:09 PM

    I relate very heavily to the last point you made about the fact that you avoided taking classes that were out of your comfort zone. I took Stats 10 last quarter even though I already had credit for it because it counted as a science GE and I am always avoiding trying to take science classes. I think a good part of it has to do with how I was taught science when I was younger that made me despise it so much. I do wonder how much my knowledge was limited due to this as you mentioned too and if I would be pursuing a different educational path if I was taught differently. Also I love the spongebob meme!

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  2. AnonymousApril 3, 2022 at 5:57 PM

    I also avoid classes that are out of my comfort zone because I worry I will get a bad grade and it will ruin my gpa. I even try to take two classes and I believe it is because some students have harder majors with harder classes. I think this is also a stigma at ucla north vs south campus.

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  3. BigBlogGuyApril 3, 2022 at 5:59 PM

    Vincent Morales ^

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  4. Sean McQuigganApril 3, 2022 at 10:30 PM

    I am also the kind of person who tends to avoid certain types of classes. While UCLA has given me large amounts of freedom when choosing classes, I try to avoid heavy writing classes because I am more comfortable with math. I also thought the comments of the difference between the north and south campus was interesting and something I'll look out for.

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