No More Structure!!

Socratic Seminar Notes
Internet:
•Media has connected people all over the world
•All answers can be found and there are many sources and facts to any question.
Break the Habit:
•We all need to think for ourselves and figure out the best way to break the habits
•Having a structures “class” takes away that imaginative stage and thinking. (we forget how to be creative)
•Many can’t even be on their own (ex: our class Journals)
•In order to move on, we must break the habits.
New Approach:
•Look at the bright side of things that will make you love what you are doing.
•*Everything you do, even if you love it, requires work and commitment.
•Be fearless in the sense that you might fear the answer, but can still deal with it.

Paragraphs
1) Throughout life we learn various concepts that we either choose to carry with us or ignore completely. Some of the concepts which I grasped in today’s Socratic seminar and yesterday’s video and article have changed my perspective of learning new things. After reading the article, I found that having a structured routine and rules has somewhat of a bad impact on our imagination and creativity. At a moment when grades don’t matter, it’s important to have that creative mind set in order to go beyond the limits and really exceed the minimum that most expect from you.
2) These concepts can be applied to many hurdles in our life. One hurdle in specific is the upcoming AP test. With these new concepts, I can enhance my strategies on how to better prepare myself for the exam. I plan to go beyond the normal studying habits of just sitting down and reading a book. I have learned that by working with others and hearing others’ opinions, I learn better and think critically.
3) Many believe that the answer to everything is the internet, and I somewhat agree with them. The internet is so powerful that we are able to not only share information with people around the world, but can also communicate with them and share videos and photos (Skype, facebook, etc). These concepts can be used in a large number of ways. Already by sharing new information on the internet that isn’t part of the schools’ curriculum, is different from the norm. We shouldn’t waste the power of the network by simply going on the ordinary “Wikipedia,” we should explore the entire network and see all the information that is simply at the grasp of our fingers.