as a reactionary move to may's teaching plans, i'm putting here my teaching fantasies. (may's comment space is just too private for me. i think i should just broadcast my whole brain right here.)
i always see myself teaching in holy spirit, and i think i could do the high school media classes. our old media class sucked ass. i didn't learn much about how tv, radio, newspapers, magazines, tabloids, films, the music industry, and new-media (internet, sms) ventures really work. and now, being involved in show business/with show business types just makes me want to preach the evils of the system, like how marketing/political agenda taints both entertainment and news/public affairs, how people are plastic, and how, at least in manila (or for anyone who wants to be big in the capital), it's who you know and how much you pay. and it's the power you can wield too - being gatekeepers, being trendsetters - how that power can be gained, but must be balanced with some sort of conscience. then there's the difference in ambitions and objectives: indie vs. corporate. and the little things: perks like free anything & everything, but the horrible hours, the chain-smoking, the gay language, the danger on the field. i guess i'm just hoping that if they actually learn these things, they'll be better media consumers (i.e. turn off the tv if nothing good is on), and know what they get into if they decide to study them further in college.
ambitious, but hey, that's me. for all i know i'd get in trouble with my syllabus.
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