Circle Talk

“Learning requires exploration of one identity”

Learning definitely requires exploration of one’s identity as we cannot just judge the surface. Learning would not be just looking at a person and make assumptions about where they’re from, who they are, their background, etc. Which is why in order to learn another person’s life and background story you must explore and talk about it. Before this circle talk, I didn’t know much about anyone and where or who they are. I just assumed that they’re all from Canada, but after hearing and exploring their historic family background. I realized that everyone is diverse and unique in their own way. Whether it is honouring someone in their family or saying where they are from and how they got here, everyone has their story. Which is found really interesting because it showed the journey on how they got here. It kind of made me feel like the class is a diverse community filled with people from all over the world. Not only I discovered other’s identities, I also discovered my own. The circle talk made me think and acknowledge my own personal identity by making me realize that I have something to honour in my family and myself. And in all, it made me acknowledge the difference as well as the similarity of stories among my classmates including their unique and special backgrounds of their families. Which is why I think it is important to explore a person’s identity in order to really learn and discover who they are and where they’re from.