What’s worth knowing summary
After reading ” what’s worth Knowing” , I can’t say that I will ever answer a question with confidence ever again. I think these two authors we’re on to a bigger picture. I believe what they’re trying to portray is that School’s these days shove an agenda down students’ minds rather then give them opportunity to inquire more out of an education. They stress on this idea of Q&A because there is no better way to inquire knowledge than through seeking an answer to pondering questions. If you were to give a child a list of facts, it wont mean much to him. If a Students is seeking an answer to a question, the knowledge will stick with him. The reason answer to questions stick with us is because they are keys to things we wanted to unlock about life, and everyone hangs on to their keys. Also Neil and Charles are exploring this idea that there is much more to a question to an answer. Every word in a question has context, and the answer is usually much more than we think it is. For instance when the teacher asked students ” Will it rain tomorrow?” and ” what information will allow you to answer this question with certainty?” You’d think it’s as simple as , ” the weather report says it will rain tomorrow.” Well, how did the weather report conclude this? At what time did they conclude this? How much has the weather changed since the last time they checked? To sum it all up, these authors make it clear that the higher education is in the question and in the process to obtaining the answers.
Project two brain storm
Where do I start? Wow there is a good question already.
Some questions that ponder my mind:
– If right from wrong is so simple, why is it that we humans struggle with this concept the most?
– Where does every bad decision stem from?
– Why is that some people are the way that they are?
– Have our ethics digressed over time?
In order to have a good paper, the question I choose must be able to root out like a tree. There has to be many views for me to look at from. Also he topic I choose must strongly connect to me personally. This question must be based on something that I ponder consistently. This is going to be a tough one.
Ali Hamade 