I am curious about how inter-student learning works, and like Socrates, I proclaim my ignorance in this matter. In particular, I am interested in it because I want this blog to function as a space where students can develop the concepts that they encounter in the readings or lectures.
I would like to know what things you have learned, philosophically, from your fellow students and how it happened. It could pertain to this class or another. I assume one place that inter-student learning takes place is during study sessions for exams.
Please feel free to be candid.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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Different opinions and perspectives teach us different things. But I think we also learn how to act and organize our time. Everyone expects a certain way of behavior and we learn how to act among one another. One thing I learned from a few friends is keeping things in order and neat and making sure of my priorities. They have respect for themselves and their surroundings, and I want the same.
Particularly, inter- student learning works for me through practical examples formulated by my peers. For instance, abstract philosophical terms and/or concepts are more accessible when they can be conveyed through typical life experiences. Typical life experiences can involve relationships, gaining responsibility, routine tasks, etc.
Furthermore, inter-student learning works best for me through debates. The recent debate upon the legitimacy of child enhancements highlighted many of Aristotle's premises of happiness. Therefore, this debate made Aristotle's argument easier to understand. Thus, such debates engage students with the text through practical applications of the text and active participation of students.
I agree with Melissa, information is not as difficult to process when you are looking at it from something other than an educational perspective.
When we partake in study groups, we learn how our peers view the same text. This makes studying much easier than simply reading and memorizing.
In our last class, someone mentioned that she felt that inter-student learning depended primarily on subject was being studied. I think I agree with that
statement. In science classes, for example, most of the student participation in class pertains to answering questions or asking basic questions, while philosophy and english classes tend to be more discussion based. I've learned that the best
way I can gain something from my peers is to get involved with any class discussions. I do feel that most of the things i learn from my peers occur in study
groups. In particular, getting involved with study groups in my non-core classes
tends to help me out a lot. In many of those cases, I get the chance to hear about the subject at hand from people who have an interest in the subject and have most likely taken classes in it in the past. For example, when I study for any of the
psychology classes I take with other students, I get the chance to hear from students who have taken more developmental based classes as well as those who have taken some cognitive psychology classes.
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