When I watch these kinds of talks, I have two main responses: 1. I always feel less alone in the world when I see that other people, smart people, value the same kinds of ideas that I value. The consequences of this feeling may be good or bad...bad in that it encourages me to seek out sources that validate my own opinions, which I like to masquerade around as "evidence-based" and therefore superior to the less well researched opinions of others. Good in that my need for a sense of shared reality, connection to others, and intellectual engagement are met. 2. Knowing how literally fundamentally important beauty is to us humans, how can I help my students have beautiful learning experiences particularly when a typical learning environment is so...well....*not* beautiful.
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Friday, 9 December 2011
On Beauty
When I watch these kinds of talks, I have two main responses: 1. I always feel less alone in the world when I see that other people, smart people, value the same kinds of ideas that I value. The consequences of this feeling may be good or bad...bad in that it encourages me to seek out sources that validate my own opinions, which I like to masquerade around as "evidence-based" and therefore superior to the less well researched opinions of others. Good in that my need for a sense of shared reality, connection to others, and intellectual engagement are met. 2. Knowing how literally fundamentally important beauty is to us humans, how can I help my students have beautiful learning experiences particularly when a typical learning environment is so...well....*not* beautiful.
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