Wow, it's been such a while,
I guess my title says it all, but there's no harm in reiterating it in the body of the post. So, after 3 semesters of TOK: from class presentations, to running around like crazed villagers at Abadi to our final presentations, from the 800 to 1500 word essays and duplichecker by our side to make sure we didn't falter, how much have we really learnt? Has our introduction to the world of TOK really changed anything about the way we think or appreciate knowledge? do you actually stop and think about things in terms of how they can be applied to the various areas of knowledge or if it is subject to one of the ways of knowing? I think it would be very helpful to take some time to reflect (boy, don't i sound like Mr. Kitching?! :D ) on what we've learnt.....or haven't learnt for that matter and see the effect it has had on our learning experience as a whole.....that is, if you actually even see this post...
Saturday, December 5, 2009
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I think its safe enough to say each and every one of us has traveled a significant distance on the TOK road, even those who found it difficult to pay attention in class. As long as you've sat in a TOK class, you've undoubtedly heard words like 'falsification' and 'utilirianism'.
Coming from the Ghanaian school system, I was never fully grounded in the essence of academics and all of its friends. Personally, TOK really tied things in for me in terms of academics. Its in TOK that I realise just how much sense it makes to be a learner. I always so academics independent of the real world, but TOK has changed by perspective of things. It gave me space and materials to redefine academics for myself.
That's TOK for me.
If there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that YOU have been listening to Mr. Kitching too much (what's up withe the "take time to reflect"? lol)
But on a more serious note, as much as I hate to admit it, TOK has really defined me as a thinker. It has challenged me to think and rethink every situation from different perspectives and made me more confident in my judgments, as a result. Now, there's almost always a "what if" or "what about" to consider.
Though, TOK essays weren't exactly my favorite part of the course,(truth is I hated them), class discussions (especially with Kamau) were stimulating. I found TOK essays too restrictive and rigid; like knowledge was some unfeeling god I had to pay homage to, not something to I had an active interest in. In class, however, Sometimes, i could find myself in a pool of outrageous ideas that made logical sense but were still radical, all the same. Sometimes, they would confuse me thoroughly, and bring me to the conclusion that knowledge is beautiful because of its inherent intricacy.
And as much as I hate to admit it again, the TOK essays forced me to explore the world around me; when I needed an example, I knew Mr. Kitching wouldn't let me settle for "the world is flat" so I would go further and look for "Synesthesia raises questions about what we think we know". Consequently, if you asked me something about say, Spontaneous Generation, I wouldn't stare at your face like a clueless idiot.
No doubt, the thought of walking to a TOK class on a HOT afternoon after a ridiculously tiring day, to talk knowledge issues, was, to say the least IRRITATING, but to say that it was pointless would be a lie I would burn in Hell for :)
Go TOK, you rock! Ha!
:)
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