Monday, January 12, 2009

Metacognition: First Semester

This first semester in English has been a completely new experience for me. All the other years that I've spent in English have all been the same. Everyday we would read, answer questions and discuss the passage(s). This Humanities class however made me look at English class in a whole different way. During this past semester I have learned to alter my thought process into a more "philosophical" one. Instead of finding the perfect answer to something, I learned that there can never be one answer to any question (except math, maybe). Without even realizing it, this class has changed the way I think about things for the better.

This class helped me take a piece of information (or question) and other related information onto it so that I could get at a more reasonable and deep answer. Before this semester, i have always thought in a more linear fashion about things, but because of the philosophical emphasis in this class, i am now able to think in a more 360 degree fashion. Thinking like this and questioning every bit of information is something that I've never really done before. By thinking in this way, it has allowed me to find my personal truth to everything and in turn my philosophy on life.

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