Conversations with my friends and peers have made me realize that phenomena such as bias, personal experiences, and limitations in perspective (that is to say, how an individual may not be able to understand the depth or significance of another one's thoughts or feelings on account of their lack of similar experience) affect how readily an individual receives and interprets information. I wish to understand the phenomenon that contribute to willful ignorance and miscommunication between individuals, the public, and academia. I am interested in understanding what truths and types of information are considered - or should be considered - relevant to leading a meaningful life. To this end, I wonder if I would like to become a teacher so that I may have the opportunity to pass on knowledge, mold impressionable minds, correct the mishaps that I feel prevade education, and contribute to a more deep thinking, receptive
Conversations with my friends and peers have made me realize that phenomena such as bias, personal experiences, and limitations in perspective (that is to say, how an individual may not be able to understand the depth or significance of another one's thoughts or feelings on account of their lack of similar experience) affect how readily an individual receives and interprets information. I wish to understand the phenomenon that contribute to willful ignorance and miscommunication between individuals, the public, and academia. I am interested in understanding what truths and types of information are considered - or should be considered - relevant to leading a meaningful life. To this end, I wonder if I would like to become a teacher so that I may have the opportunity to pass on knowledge, mold impressionable minds, correct the mishaps that I feel prevade education, and contribute to a more deep thinking, receptive