Essay #5
The comparison between the fox and the hedgehog can be nuanced in their distinctions. The two animals represent knowing a little about everything as compared to knowing everything about one or few things respectively. There is even a good argument for both being needed to successfully navigate life’s everyday problems. When used as a tool, this duality can help to classify people into two simple groups. Though the pedigree of most humans goes deeper than the probability of a coin flip; This method of comparison simplifies an otherwise complex animal.
The way we learn can be one of the most important factors in shaping who we are and what we will become. Our upbringing, environment, and schooling help us develop our learning style. …show more content…
The downfall to having a fox mentality as a student can be susceptibility to overexposure that can negatively affect the broad view they’re yearning. I would compare it to catching a cold. Any lapse in attention to your health (washing hands, eating right, etc.) can cause your whole body to become infected. The downfall to having a hedgehog mentality is students have a limited perspective of the world they live in. I would compare this to any domesticated animal, only knowing about the world what their masters have shown them; thinking the world begins and ends only a few miles from home. While both mentalities have their cons, arguments can be made for both to be the “correct” way of …show more content…
I can’t help but think of the phrase, “Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.” The foxy learner’s knowledge can be a hinderance to his happiness. Learning something new everyday causes you to question your ideals and current belief structure. This process of tearing down and building can become exhausting. Therefore happiness is hard to achieve. The hedgehog learner’s happiness can be a hinderance to his knowledge. Staying within the limits of the learning structure allows the structure to stay intact. No breaking down and rebuilding is necessary. You can build upon this foundation, but never know its actual size, scale, and location in relation to everything else. Therefore knowledge is harder to achieve. One student is no greater than the other; Both are just a dichotomy to the school of
The comparison between the fox and the hedgehog can be nuanced in their distinctions. The two animals represent knowing a little about everything as compared to knowing everything about one or few things respectively. There is even a good argument for both being needed to successfully navigate life’s everyday problems. When used as a tool, this duality can help to classify people into two simple groups. Though the pedigree of most humans goes deeper than the probability of a coin flip; This method of comparison simplifies an otherwise complex animal.
The way we learn can be one of the most important factors in shaping who we are and what we will become. Our upbringing, environment, and schooling help us develop our learning style. …show more content…
The downfall to having a fox mentality as a student can be susceptibility to overexposure that can negatively affect the broad view they’re yearning. I would compare it to catching a cold. Any lapse in attention to your health (washing hands, eating right, etc.) can cause your whole body to become infected. The downfall to having a hedgehog mentality is students have a limited perspective of the world they live in. I would compare this to any domesticated animal, only knowing about the world what their masters have shown them; thinking the world begins and ends only a few miles from home. While both mentalities have their cons, arguments can be made for both to be the “correct” way of …show more content…
I can’t help but think of the phrase, “Don’t ask questions you don’t want the answer to.” The foxy learner’s knowledge can be a hinderance to his happiness. Learning something new everyday causes you to question your ideals and current belief structure. This process of tearing down and building can become exhausting. Therefore happiness is hard to achieve. The hedgehog learner’s happiness can be a hinderance to his knowledge. Staying within the limits of the learning structure allows the structure to stay intact. No breaking down and rebuilding is necessary. You can build upon this foundation, but never know its actual size, scale, and location in relation to everything else. Therefore knowledge is harder to achieve. One student is no greater than the other; Both are just a dichotomy to the school of