Knowledge worker

hyperbolic analogy to the limitations of human perception. He implies that the shadows the prisoners see mold their reality, because it’s the only sensory information they have been directly exposed to. The point he is trying to make is that the knowledge of man is limited by what we perceive, just as the prisoner’s in the story. Obviously, we are led to believe that what we experience is the only reality but it is merely one amongst myriads of ways to represent the universe. Outside the realm…

“Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life” (Mark Haddon, 12). Life isn’t a calculated series of events, but rather a series out coincidental happenings. Although Christopher says this, his actions are often contradict his statement. He lives through mathematical patterns, because they make sense to him. They are something he understands. This is the most important quote in The Curious Incident of the Night-time, because it…

Thinking about Freud, Piaget and Erikson’s developmental stages, I believe all 3 stages, which is the genital, formal operational and identity versus role confusion most accurately represents my current stage in life because each of those stages serve a different role in our lives and they come to play everyday for the teenage age group. The genital is when we direct our sexual urge towards members of the opposite sex. Everyday the average teen thinks about sex at one point during the day…

Critical thinking Critical thinking, or commonly known as critical reflection, has been widely researched in various professional fields, such as psychology, education, teaching and learning, etc. (Grushka, McLeod, & Reynolds, 2005; Harrison, Lawson, & Wortley, 2005; Pedro, 2005; Willsen & Binker, 1993; Yanchar, Slife, & Warne, 2008). Furthermore, similar to the various theoretical frameworks of self-regulation that have been advocated (Weinstein, 1996), critical thinking has a number of…

Critical Thinking Writing Assignment #1 Receiving a college degree is easy, just show up to class and follow the saying “C’s get degrees” right? Wrong, college is more challenging than that. In order to graduate from The University of Charleston, a graduate must meet certain Liberal Learning Outcomes (LLOs). A student could gain one from a math class or a science class, but the one I am going to focus on is the 4.1 Critical Thinking LLO, which I hope to acquire from this humanities course.…

Reflecting on journal entry’s two readings for our course, I was compelled by three ideas in Worth and Grollman’s (2003) book. The first idea that captured my attention was about the “Young Children’s Inquiry” (YCI) framework. According to the Worth and Grollman (2003), the process of exploring and investigating the world is not a one-dimensional experience but rather it is a multidimensional experience (p. 19). Worth and Grollman offer that children in the classroom develop inquiry skills in…

McAvoy and Hess’s article “Debates and Conversations: From the Ground Up” begins by discussing the typical classroom in which the teacher is asking questions and students are thinking; however, it quickly points out that students are rarely given the opportunity to participate in substantive conversations with each other. When turning the classroom over to students, teachers are basically worried about classroom management and the quality of student discussions. Consequently, McAvoy and Hess…

Question 1. As the title suggests, softball is more than just a sport. It helps with communication skills, time management and, how to never give up. This article is telling the reader that sports aren't just for winning and losing. It's about the fundamentals, the way you play the sport and, the way the sport has an effect on you. It also, gives us an opportunity to learn. There are certain things in life that you need to know to be a smart person. For instance, communication skills and time…

production of questions in relation to the text, and the enhancement of their knowledge in vocabulary. William Pierce’s presentation, METACOGNITION: Study Strategies, Monitoring, and Motivation, addresses appropriate strategies for all students to increase metacognition. In order for students to use these strategies, they must obtain declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge. These three forms of knowledge are necessary for a student to differentiate course work between various…

protect him from the very own “justice” he seeks. Towards the end, when he uncovers the truth, he kept the promise of justice that is deserved for the crimes that have been committed. Even though that he knows that what he has done was done without knowledge and intention, he knows that the punishment must fit the crime, so…