I feel through my annotation skills, that I am critically thinking more effectively, and also being able to question the author why a remark was made.
- Surrounding Context
“Necessary Edges: Arts, Empathy, and Education” by Yo-Yo Ma was originally published on an online news blog site called the World-Post in January of 2014. This site was created from the Huffington post and the Berggruen Institute on Governance. Ma being a well known cellist and songwriter gave this paper a great deal of credibility just based on the name. In the bio he also gives off his creditability talking about graduating Harvard, and how he was a prodigy from the age of five as well as the awards he earned along the way. I feel they gave off a lot of world known people as well such as Elon Musk to almost make the paper seem like it should be read by all cause such impactful people were involved in the process.
2. Circumstantial Context
My circumstances prior to and when reading the text was it was assigned through my professor as work. While reading, I should be able to critically analyze what Yo-Yo Ma is writing to better understand it for myself, and also to be able to discuss it amongst my peers in the classroom. I should be able to point out Ma’s claims and how he provides evidence to support it and also my own stand on what he is presenting through his text.
3. Intentional Context
Yo-Yo Ma is describing throughout his essay, that the idea of empathy should be accounted for in all forms of learning. He talks a great deal of how we as a society at times through education live in the “stem” education style which is according to Ma “science, technology, engineering, and math”. This is not sufficient in the eyes of Ma because he believes arts and mostly Empathy is necessary for a successful education.
Glossing
Sarabande- a stately court dance in the 17th and 18th century resembling the minuet. Dictionary
Lewd – obsolete vulgar acts or remarks. Dictionary
Virtuoso- one who excels in the technique of an art. Dictionary
