Hey everyone,
As we are winding down our 1st semester in grad school (wahoo
) our last discussion in class stuck out to me. We began discussing epistemology, how we know what we know (as Dr. Turner put it). This topic lead me to a little thinking and I wanted to get everyone's take on this topic.
Knowledge and the formation of it is interesting. As an educator I naturally think knowledge comes from being a student and going to school. However, as I thought about it more, it seems the word knowledge can be interpreted differently, which leads into our discussions about how each person has a different story to tell. I now think, I think because I'm still wrapping my head around this, everyone has an individual knowledge to share and each person's "knowledge" can be different due to culture, circumstances, background, experiences, etc.
So the next question I have been asking myself is, as an adminstrator and educator am I generating different forms of knowledge, allowing different forms to be expressed/communicated with my class or school, and am I willing to accept that knowledge changes? And is there really one right type of knowledge to be exhibited and exercised in schools?
I know it's deep stuff, but waddle with me through the mud for just a little bit.
Hope you all have a great week!