Category: English 10

Learning is embedded in memory, history, and story.

During circle talk, I was able to gain a deeper insight in exploring this principle of learning. I believe that a big part of our learning and understanding comes from our elders and what stories they tell us. Everyone has a different outlook on life and after hearing everyone talk, I was able to notice that certain traits we admire in our elders are passed down to traits we admire from our childhood or even who we are now. Even if our elders try to guide us in the best way possible, we are still able to explore to make our own mistakes and memories. I believe that we can learn a lot from memory as well because after analyzing certain moment we can create new perspectives towards life and even if we come back to those memories later we can take something new to value us when needed. I also agree that a good chunk of our learning comes from understanding history. I feel that our society and communities would not be as evolved if it was not for learning things that happened in the moment or even numerous years ago. Understanding history helps guide us into a better direction since we are educated about why certain things may be not the best idea. Everyone has a different perception towards different things and that is beautiful, but it is also wonderful how far we can all go together if we combine our knowledge with each other to move forward and evolve as a society.