“The
only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
― Socrates
Education.
What is education? Education is much more than writing, reading or doing simple
arithmetic. It is fundamental in forming, shaping and generating a highly intellectual
society in which, if not all, some are provided for. We as humans endeavor day
and night to achieve the perfect Utopia for our planet; yet we are destroying it.
Over the century, the education system has become more and more refined as
technology aids in proliferating information through medias such as the
internet and through books. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Program
course is premeditated in the manner that it will produce well rounded and
highly intellectual individuals to aid the global society in international
mindedness. As a DP student, undergoing the vigorous program I believe some
subjects provide a better quality of knowledge, thus being more important. In
decreasing importance, my list would be as follows: Math, English and French, ITGS,
Chemistry, Physics. In my opinion, I would rank Math as the most important due
to its history and achievement. For years and years scientists looked around to
understand the complexity of the universe and without Math none of today’s information
would be available. It doesn’t require all to understand it but to the few that
do, it is amazing what one can calculate with Math including things like ‘where
are terrorists hiding the bombs’ aiding in International security. Secondly I believe
that the languages are important as they are required in communicating with
others around you and others around the world. I trust, despite the contrary belief,
that French is essential and can make one more aware of other cultures. In
addition I ranked ITGS third most important as the world today is becoming more
and more revolutionized by the internet. ITGS can help in understanding the
increasing globalization taking place through the internet and highlight their
social and ethical implications. Ultimately I ranked the sciences last not
because they are not important but because the list refers mainly to the modern
times, which makes science more easily available to us.
Good start and interesting first post. What forms of justification have you used to achieve your ranking? Could you identify them?
ReplyDeleteThe forms of justification i used to reach my decisions include memory and reason. I say memory because overtime i read about how different subjects are important in different ways and because of my memory i remember. Also i say reason as we have been told before that some subjects have a bigger effect on our lives and i was able to reason it out and see which ones actually provided quality knowledge.
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