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September Personal Curriculum
26
items A selection from my September personal studies #curriculumclub
A mixture of books, lectures, podcasts, and projects.
Sections
6
Reading and Literature
Personal Development
Practical Skills
Research and New Learning
Kin-keeping
Creativity
Reading and Literature
It's the End of the World as We Know It: An Exploration of Dystopian Fiction
This course explores dystopian fiction as a reflection of cultural anxieties, tracing how fears of each era shape imagined worlds of collapse and control. We’ll journey through the genre’s defining works to uncover how writers transform societal fear...
September Curriculum Club
The book that inspired Orwell's 1984
We by Yevgeny Zamyatin
Aldous Huxley's profoundly important classic of world literature, Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to pas...
Brave New World: Huxley, Aldous
From automated decision systems in healthcare, policing, education and more, technologies have the potential to deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to harmful practices of a previous era. In this talk, Ruha...
"Utopia, Dystopia, or… Ustopia?..."- Dr. Ruha Benjamin
A bonus fiction novel to go along with my dystopian curriculum. Suzanne Collins is amazing in this genre so I have high expectations!
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)|Hardcover
One of the father's of the dystopian. Definitely a different journey 20 years later in this day and age 🥴
Interesting to compare and contrast to We and A Brave New World.
1984: 75th Anniversary Edition - Orwell
Personal Development
Handwriting 101
In this course we will be learning techniques, tips, and tricks to improve our handwriting. We will also be learning and practicing occupational therapy exercises to strengthen the muscles used to write.
Handwriting 101
WRITE NOW is a self-instructional course in modern italic handwriting, containing everything you need to improve the legibility, ease and look of your handwriting — a complete workbook for adults and professionals.
Improve the legibility, ease and l...
Write Now The Getty-Dubay Program for Handwriting Success
To help train appropriate letter and word spacing when writing. Helps with dysgraphia.
Letter Spacing Mark Notebook for Dysgraphia Kids
Smoothest pens in the game!
Sharpie S-Gel 4pk Gel Pens 0.5mm Fine Tip Black: Retractable, Contoured Rubber Grip, Pocket Clip, Stationery & Office
Gotta track those 10k steps I'm supposed to get everyday!
Galaxy Watch8 | Health & Fitness Smartwatch | Samsung US
Practical Skills
Sewing 101
Stitch by Stitch is a practical, hands-on guide to 12
essential hand-sewing stitches, designed specifically
for both left-handed and right-handed sewists. What
makes this workbook unique is its interactive approach:
you can cut out numbered sewing gu...
Stitch by Stitch
This kit is perfect for a beginner
Portable Sewing Kit for Beginners, Travel
Research and New Learning
Ledgends, Folklore, and the Myths that Make Us
A journey through different cultures' myths and folklore to see what they reveal about human nature. We'll uncover how these narratives still shape our world today.
Ledgends, Folklore, and the Myths that Make Us
Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythol...
Oxford Companion to World Mythology by David Leeming, Paperback
For as long as human beings have had language, they have had myths. Mythology is our earliest form of literary expression and the foundation of all history and morality. Now, in Parallel Myths, classical scholar J. F. Bierlein gathers the key myths f...
Parallel Myths by J.F. Bierlein, Paperback
How and why did ancient Romans use myth to validate their power? Emperor Augustus legitimised his rule by entwining his own ancestry with the mythical stories of Rome's foundation, and created a divine aura around Rome as capital of the vast empire. ...
Myth at the heart of the Roman Empire
(A fictional tie in to the course of study)
A powerful and fierce reimagining of the earliest Roman legend: the twins, Romulus and Remus, mythical founders of history’s greatest empire, and the woman whose sacrifice made it all possible.
Mother of Rome by Lauren J. A. Bear, Hardcover
Kin-keeping
A study of family connection through time and practice
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions.
Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
The work of kin-keeping is often unseen, yet it shapes the heart of family and community. In this course we'll trace it's history, uncover it's traditions, and explore how to practice it today.
Ties that Bind: Women, Work, and the Tradition of Family
This paper examines differences in parental involvement in kinkeeping (buying presents, organizing outings, relaying family news, and discussing problems) along the lines of gender, family structure, and biological relatedness. Second, we explored wh...
Kinkeeping Across Families: The Central Role of Mothers and Stepmothers in the Facilitation of Adult Intergenerational Ties
One of the originators of the idea of kin-keeping
Kinkeeping in the Familial Division of Labor on JSTOR
An early paper explores kin-keeping
The Female World of Cards and Holidays: Women, Families, and the Work of ...
Photo Organizer with enough inner boxes for each year of childhood (0-18)
I am making one for each one of my children with their childhood photos organized by year. 💜
Photo Organizer with 18 inner boxes📦
KinKeeping Matters. And Knowing You Are KinKept Matters.
KinKept demonstrates important KinKeeping principles, as well as actions that can be taken to communicate a sense of belonging and connection.
KinKept: Intentionally Nurturing Connections
Creativity
I love this sticker maker! it was so easy to use, it was practically plug and play.
I will be using it in several of this months creative projects.
PixCut S1 Photo Sticker Printer and Cutter