Art & Technology

        I agree with Raul Cuero's ideals of changing one's expectations to succeed. Everyone's from different backgrounds, as Cuero came from a house with no toys, water, or electricity. Anyone can empower themselves to be creative and have these morals to make a better life for themselves. I don't think children completely have a creative disadvantage being born in todays world because I think that they can just grow from what is already created.         I do believe that it is important for kids to get off their electronics and have more "playtime." It is essential to know what Cuero described as "your place" in nature. We need to have more communication skills and be open to other things. Limits are not good growing up in America considering that creativity is not planned. The "intensity" Cuero describes is significant because we as a whole need to get committed and focused without this fear of failing. People are too afraid to try and

        Initially, my understanding of art and technology was very limited and I only knew what my sister would tell me about her art major in college. Even after just one class, I can see it is more than what meets the eye. I'm not very advanced in either of these fields, but I hope I can make positive contributions to the class being one of the two psychology majors here. I'm excited to see what I can take from this class and use it in real life.         A little about myself is that I am a second semester freshman, from New Jersey, and as previously mentioned, a psychology major here. I think of myself as a pretty reserved, creative, and an optimistic person. Some of my best interests are working with kids and animals. This is my first class I'm taking here that I can use some of my creative thinking which I'm pretty excited about as well.         Although many students in this class have said that they took this class as a requirement, I hope we all get to gain