· My family – mother, father, brother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.

· Friends

· Coworkers

· Colleagues and peers within the classroom

· Coaches

· Teammates

· Authors/Researchers

· Teachers and Faculty in my educational journey

· Church and CCD/Religion instructors

· Myself

 

· Individuals in my life who I love, respect, and trust

· Educators and Mentors

· Playing sports and the countless practices in preparation

· Lived Experiences

· Reading/Books

· I would estimate 20-25% of my wisdom can be attributed to my educational journey within the classroom.

· Another 25% attributed to outside of the classroom activities – assignments, reading, researching, projects, papers/essays, studying, etc.

· The majority of my wisdom can be traced back to life lessons taught by family, friends, coaches, and teammates. In addition, perspectives shared by coworkers and peers have been influential in shaping my wisdom.

Parents (especially my mom)

Teachers in school

Teacher of Zen

Friends

Relatives

Classmates

Speakers of lectures

Books/videos/websites/TV programs

Blogger

Youtubers

Strangers 

2. Where did your knowledge come from?

School

Interaction with others

Myself

Books/videos/websites/TV programs

Apps

3. How much of your wisdom do you attribute to school?

It’s hard to evaluate the exact ratio of my wisdom I attribute to school, but I think it should be a small part of it. In my opinion, school is the main place for me to learn written, knowledgeable wisdom. For example, math, English, geography, history and so on. Other kind of wisdom like life experiences, experiences of Zen show more importance in my life.

-My parents

-My grandparents 

-Siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins

-Friends

-Boyfriend

-Coworkers & supervisors

-Teachers/professors

-Books

-TV/Documentaries

-Podcasts

-School and work 

-Conversations and observations with family, friends, and coworkers

-Asking questions and listening to different people

-Personal experiences and the experiences of others

-Internet

I learned different things in school and gained a certain knowledge base from being in the classroom. The relationships with both teachers and friends that I built as a result of being in school have certainly contributed to my wisdom as well as some books that I read while in school.  However, I attribute the large majority (~75%) of my wisdom to experiences that I have had outside of the classroom.  My grandma has contributed to the wisdom that I have by passing down her own thoughts and the old sayings of her mother.  Other family members and friends have also taught me valuable lessons.  In addition, knowledge sources that I have pursued on my own such as books, TV, and podcasts have also contributed to my wisdom.

 

Ø  Parents

Ø  Brothers

Ø  Grandparents

Ø  Friends

Ø  Coaches

Ø  High school teachers and coaches

Ø  College Professors

Ø  Sports Psychologist

Ø  Roommates

Ø  Animals

Ø  Social Media

Ø  Television

Ø  Coworkers 

Ø  Classmates

Ø  Mentors 

Ø  Supervisors 

 

Ø  I think I learned a lot of my knowledge through my parents. My parents are really young and I think it helps them and me because of how many levels we relate on. I also feel very safe talking with my parents and I trust them because I know what they’ve been through. My parents have seen a lot and they can speak on it.

Ø  I learn through trying to be a a good example for my two younger brothers. I am very close with both of my brothers, one is 3 years younger than me, and the other is 6 years younger than me. I also learn from them all the time, my youngest brother has to be one of the smartest people I know. I learn about them through conversations, we could talk forever once one of us starts, it is hard to stop. 

Ø  My knowledge comes from school and all of the courses I have taken. In these courses I have not only learned about applied developmental psychology but I’ve also learned skills that I can use outside of the classroom every day.

Ø  Another place a lot of my knowledge comes from is my coaches. I have learned time-management, people skills, resiliency, listening and communication from my coaches growing up. I have been running since I was in elementary school, I have had so many different coaches and experiences over the years. I learned the most probably through my college coaches and my club track coaches. They have taught me what it’s like to keep fighting even when you feel like you can’t anymore. That is a skill that I often see in my life even when it doesn’t involve track. 

Ø  I have learned a lot through work and what it means for everyone to put in equal effort.

Ø  I learn through social media and television shows especially when it comes to style and what is “in” at the current time.

Ø  Experience, I’ve learned so much through my lived experiences.

 

Ø  I attribute a lot of my wisdom to school. If I’m being honest, MOST of my wisdom I attribute to the sport track. I have learned a lot of people skills in track and mostly how to survive through track. My coaches have been like parents away from home to me and they teach me more about myself than I like to admit. I feel like they see the things I don’t and are always pointing them out and trying to help better me. My coaches definitely want what’s best for me and it has shown throughout my life. I attribute some of my wisdom to school because that is where I learn about things that my coaches and parents can’t necessarily teach me. A lot of what I learn in school is what I hope to use in a professional setting one day. I have met so many great people throughout my years of school who have had a huge impact on me and who I hope to become. Teachers and professors have played a big role in my success academically. I’ve had teachers who have worked really hard with me to get me where I want to be and I think that is so important. I’m not just a number to my teachers and professors, I am a person!

-       Family, friends, colleagues

-       Social justice and community leaders

-       Academics and educators

-       Economic development leaders

-       Liberal leaning news media and newspapers

-       Life experiences

-       Work experiences 

-       Podcasts

-       Hyper local media outlets

-       (Not social media!)

-       I attribute a significant amount of my wisdom to work and life experiences. That experiential learning piece is so critical, things like learning by doing, failing, trying again, and eventually succeding. These lived experiences have been so impactful, much more than school.

-Parents

-Siblings

-School teachers

-Professors

-Coaches

-Teammates

-Friends

-Older family members

-Classmates

-Co-workers

-Neighbors

-Relationships formed by and with my teachers above, especially my parents, siblings, and close family members

-Sports

-School

-Friendships

-Life experiences

-Faults/learned lessons in life/losses

-Work experiences 

-Books

-Internet sources

-News/television

Obviously, I attribute some of my knowledge and wisdom to school. School was where I learned to read, write, use a computer, learned math skills, learned the history of the United States and the world, and learned other important things that are necessary to learn for life. I made friends, developed relationships with teachers, and interacted with classmates which helped me gain wisdom. I feel the knowledge you learn in school gives you the tools and allows you to gain wisdom in other ways. So, I would say about 35-40% of my wisdom comes from school. I feel a lot of my wisdom though comes from my faults/learned lessons in life/losses. The lessons I learned from not-so-good relationships, losses in sport, a bad day, etc. have helped me gain more wisdom I feel than school ever could. These personal experiences gave me the wisdom to grow and learn from these experiences. I also feel a lot of my wisdom comes from home. I come from a close family and I am one of four siblings. Our parents always read to us when we were children, taught us manners, right and wrong, and helped us build relationships with others and one another. I also saw another classmate posted about how they learned a lot of knowledge when they just shut up and listened! I have just started to learn how important it is, and am trying to shut up and listen more in my life too. Already, I have gained more wisdom than I ever thought I could by listening to others more closely.

 

Who and what are your teachers in life?

 

I believe addressing the question of who and what are your teachers in life to the fullest would take pages and pages to write because throughout our lifetime we come across many people and experiences that provide us with such understanding. 

 

Looking at who first, I think that almost every person you come across in your life can be a teacher to you in some sense. People you have never met can also play this kind of role, through secondhand instruction and beyond. Major teachers would be your parents, siblings, other family members, friends, schoolteachers, coaches, etc., however it is important to recognize even strangers can teach you some of life’s most valuable lessons. Personally, I feel as though my mom was the most influential teacher that was a person in my life, however there are so many things that I know now from both my academic and social experiences that I have participated in, in which she has not. 

 

When looking at what are your teachers in life, I think the what can be much more influential than the who. What we see, hear, taste, smell, and feel all can teach us lessons and provide us with knowledge. A simple personal example I have is when I was a young child, I burned my hand on the stove. Although I had likely been told before not to do so, until I went through that experience, I was still willing to mess around in the kitchen. However, through that experience, I gained the knowledge and understanding too never do so again. A much more serious experience I endured was that my uncle dove into a swimming pool and was paralyzed from the waist down. We see signs everywhere at pools to not do so, however many still do all the time. This experience taught me the importance of those signs and I continue to try and spread that knowledge any time I am swimming. Such informal examples of education sometimes cannot be as recognizable as classroom instruction; however, the same principles apply in some situations. 

 

Where did your knowledge come from?

 

I believe that our knowledge is them ingrained in us from these teachers. Individuals and experiences that shape who we are, are essentially an accumulation of our knowledge. These different sources all have their own personalized sources that attribute to the knowledge they consume and provide. 

 

Therefore, my personal knowledge is an accumulation of all the people, lessons, stories, experiences, and tests I have had in my life. As a master’s student, it seems as though all the knowledge I am taking in now is academically driven, however these people and experiences are still placing every day adding to my knowledge.

 

I think another aspect to mention about where your knowledge comes from is very person-based, meaning knowledge can come from oneself. I believe a lot of my knowledge came from outside sources however my interpretation and understanding of such matters changed the way I view and the wisdom I possess.  

 

How much of your wisdom do you attribute to school?

 

I attribute a large amount of my wisdom to school. However, this is not just dealing with the course material or subject matter. The lessons learned and experiences that take place in the school system are just as much if not more when looking are the knowledge I possess. Beyond academics, schools teach social skills, civics, culture, friendship, challenges, behavior skills, problem solving, likes, dislikes, and so much more. Many people recognize how much wisdom is attributed to schooling; however, they do not always realize why it is this way and how one source can provide so many different outlets. 

It's hard to measure, as academic learning and experiential / community-based learning are so intertwined with how I live my life.  What I will say, though, is that school gave me the intellectual framework to be able to explore new ideas and integrate them into my worldview.

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Where did your knowledge come from? 

How much of your wisdom do you attribute to school